Keane
/kiːn/
Keane proper noun: a surname from Irish.
Proper noun
Keane (plural Keanes)
- A surname from Irish.
Forms of Keane
| plural | Keanes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kean |
| alternative form | Keene |
| alternative form | Keen |
| alternative form | Kane |
| alternative form | O'Kane |
Origin of Keane
Probably borrowed from Irish Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”).
Words formed from Keane
Words that rhyme with Keane
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about Keane
- What does Keane mean?
- Keane means a surname from Irish.
- What part of speech is Keane?
- Keane is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Keane?
- Keane is pronounced /kiːn/.
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