Bane - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bane \b(a)-ne\ is a variant of Branislav (Slavic), and the meaning of Bane is "glorious defender".

The baby name Bane sounds like Bayne and Ban. Other similar baby names are Bake, Bank, Blane, Dane, Fane, Zane, Kane, Lane, Rane, Bale and Vane.

Bane is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5244 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Bane. Compare Bane with its source form and related boy names.