How to pronounce Caoin?

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Pronunciation of Caoin

Caoin is pronounced as

KWeen kEEn


Caoin is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ KWeen kEEn ]

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Irish

Meaning:

(adjective) kind/gentle or (verb) weep/lament

Additional Information:

KILCOYNE
Caoin, Coyne, Coen, Coin

The name of Kilcoyne, of which Coyne can be a variant of at times, is primarily found in the province of Connaught in Ireland. Most specifically we find the name in Mayo and Sligo.

As to origins of the name, Kilcoyne is thought to spring from 'caoin' meaning gentle, and to have been taken from St. Caoin. The formal meaning of the name 'Kilcoyne' would then be 'follower of St. Caoin

[O'Lochlainn's Irish Family Journal, vol. 6, #2]


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Pronunciation of Caoin

KWeen (Connacht province pronunciation)

keen (Leinster, Munster and Ulster provinces pronunciation)


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Irish

Meaning:

(adjective) kind/gentle or (verb) weep/lament

Additional Information:

KILCOYNE
Caoin, Coyne, Coen, Coin

The name of Kilcoyne, of which Coyne can be a variant of at times, is primarily found in the province of Connaught in Ireland. Most specifically we find the name in Mayo and Sligo.

As to origins of the name, Kilcoyne is thought to spring from 'caoin' meaning gentle, and to have been taken from St. Caoin. The formal meaning of the name 'Kilcoyne' would then be 'follower of St. Caoin

[O'Lochlainn's Irish Family Journal, vol. 6, #2]


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