Name
MAIN

Name MAIN

Between 1900 and 2022 there were 9 births of Main in the countries below, which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name Main per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 0 birth.

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En Français Prénom Main   
In Italiano Nome Main   


Information about the first name Main

The first name Main has been assigned to:
33.33% to boys
66.67% to girls
The country where the first name Main is the most common is:
AR Argentina
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Main

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Main : Aimn, Amin, Amín, Amîn, Amni, Amní, Anmi, Ian M, Iman, Imán, Iman, Imna, Inam, Mani, Máni, Mi An, Mi Na, Mian, Mina, Miná, Mína, Naim, Naïm, Nami, Niam, Nima

Anacyclics of the first name Main

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Main: Niam

Main in Japanese *

Romajimeen
Katakanaメーン
Hiraganaめーん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Main in Japanese
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Main in sign language

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Main in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Main

US English
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Etymology src :
  • From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mægen- (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
  • The word is cognate with Old High German megīn (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.
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  • From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (“fawn”), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz.
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  • From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæine, mæȝen, from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“be able”).
  • The word is cognate with Old High German magen, megin, Old Norse magn, megn, megin, Old Saxon megin. More recent senses are derived from the adjective.
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  • Uncertain; probably from the adjective main. Evidence is lacking for a derivation from French main (“hand”).
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  • Uncertain, possibly from French main (“hand”).
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • main (not comparable)
  • Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. [from 15th c.]
  • Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
  • Synonym: largest
  • (archaic, of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided. [from 16th c.]
  • (dialectal) Big; angry.
  • (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
  • (obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
Etymology (Adverb) src :
  • main (comparative more main, superlative most main)
  • (Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • main (third-person singular simple present mains, present participle maining, simple past and past participle mained)
  • (transitive, slang) Short for mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”).
  • (transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
  • (obsolete) To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • main (plural mains)
  • (obsolete, gaming) A hand or match in a game of dice.
  • (obsolete, gaming) The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
  • (obsolete, gaming) A stake played for at dice.
  • (obsolete, gaming, sports) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
  • A banker's shovel for coins.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Main
  • A surname.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Main (plural Mains)
  • Ellipsis of Main Street (“main street”).: A central street of a community
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • main (plural mains)
  • (obsolete, rare) A basket for gathering grapes.
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Main
  • Ellipsis of Main Street.: A street named "Main Street".
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Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: mān, IPA(key): /meɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophones: mane, Maine
Middle English
Adjective src :
  • main
  • Alternative form of mayn
Noun src :
  • main
  • Alternative form of mayn
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Middle French main, Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Spanish mano.
Old French
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FR French
Anagrams src :
Noun src :
  • main f (plural mains)
  • hand
  • (soccer) handball
  • (poker) hand
  • quire
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /mɛ̃/
  • Homophones: mains, maint, maints
  • Hyphenation: main
Old French
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Noun src :
  • main f (oblique plural mainz, nominative singular main, nominative plural mainz)
  • (anatomy) hand
FR French
Noun (Descendants) src :
Noun (Holonyms) src :
Noun (Meronyms) src :
  • doigt
  • dos
  • paume
  • poignet
  • pouce
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • manche
  • manicle
  • manier
  • manipuler
  • manivelle
  • manuel
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • louche
  • mimine
  • paluche
  • pince
Old French
Noun (Descendants) src :
General
Etymology src :
  • From main
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • From Malay main, from Proto-Malayic *maim, a reduction from Pre-Proto-Malayic *q-um-ayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam (“domesticated animal, toy”). Related to ayam (“chicken”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /main/
  • Hyphenation: main
Verb src :
  • main (bermain)
  • to play
Dalmatian
Etymology src :
  • From Latin mēne, from mē. Compare Romanian mine.
Pronoun src :
  • main
  • (first-person singular pronoun, oblique case) me
Pronoun (Related terms) src :
  • me
  • ju
Malay
Etymology src :
  • A phonemical reduction from Pre-Proto-Malayic *q-um-ayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam. The Buku Katan alternatively proposes it as a product of suffixing maya +‎ -an.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /maen/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /maɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aen, -en
  • Rhymes: -in
Verb src :
  • main (Jawi spelling ماءين, used in the form bermain)
  • to play
Verb (Descendants) src :
  • Indonesian: main
  • → Tok Pisin: main
Middle French
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Noun src :
  • main f (plural mains)
  • (anatomy) hand
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PT Portuguese
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FI Finnish
Anagrams src :
Noun src :
  • main
  • instructive plural of maa
Noun (See also) src :
  • jossain näillä main
DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯n/
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Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Mainhattan
  • Mainmetropole
  • Frankfurt am Main
  • Hochheim am Main
 

Popularity of the name Main

Number of MAIN births per year

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Total births of Main by country

Births with the first name Main
Country
Boys
Girls
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
3
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
2
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
2
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
1
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
1
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Personalities with the first name Main

There is 0 personality with the first name Main


Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Main

There are 3 actors and actresses with the first name Main
Main Piece
Main Berjeaut
Main Kristoffersen

Rankings of first name MAIN by country

Country ranking (boys)
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No ranking of first name MAIN (male) births over the last year available in each country
Country ranking (girls)
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Other boys' names around Main
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Other girls' names around Main
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Names that are phonetically close to Main
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