# Kane

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /keɪn/ · frequency rank #7,705

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), Mac Catháin (“son of Cathán”), a name meaning "warrior," from cath (“battle”). Compare O'Kane and Keane.
* As an English surname, variant of Cane.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Kahane and Kanne.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Köhn, Kohn.
* As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Nykänen.

## Easily confused with
- **Ke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-ke)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-ken)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kay)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kin)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kat)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kun)
- **kee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kee)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kar)
- **KDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kde)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kno)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kind)
- **knew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-knew)
- **king** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-king)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kong)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kate)
- **knee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-knee)
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-khan)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kent)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-kyle)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-karl)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akne`, `kaen`, `kanne`, `kkane`, `knae`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kane