# Keane

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kiːn/ · frequency rank #20,977

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Probably borrowed from Irish Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”).

## Easily confused with
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-ken)
- **kee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kee)
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-khan)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kent)
- **keen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keen)
- **Klan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-klan)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kern)
- **kwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kwan)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kuan)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kenny)
- **keene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keene)
- **Keats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keats)
- **Keanu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keanu)
- **Kwame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kwame)
- **kernel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kernel)
- **Keynes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keynes)
- **kennel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kennel)
- **Kearns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kearns)
- **ketone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-ketone)
- **keener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-keener)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ekane`, `kaene`, `keaen`, `keanne`, `kenae`, `kkeane`

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