Daine in my family tree
English: 1: nickname for a worthy and honourable citizen, or for an haughty and self-important one, from Middle English d(e)igne, deyn(e), dain(e) worthy, fitting (Old French digne, from Latin dignus). 2: variant of Dean, either a topographic name from Middle English dene, Old English denu valley, or a nickname for someone who resembled a dean. 3: variant of Dench, an ethnic name for someone from Denmark, from Middle English densch, dench, Old English denisc danish.
Variants: Daine, Dayne, Dyne.
Patronymics: Daines, Daynes, Deyns, Dines.
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