Meaning and Origin
What does the name Blain mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Oregon, U.S., the name Blain means "Thin, yellow".
- An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister."Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss." [Milton.]
- [Far] A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.
Etymology: OE. blein bleyn, AS. blēgen; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder
- An inflammatory swelling or sore
From Middle English blain, from Old English blegen. Cognates include Middle Low German bleine ("blain"), Dutch blein ("blain"), and Dutch blegn ("blain").
- A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
blain was also found in the following language(s): Scots