Cairn - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Cairn \ca(i)-rn\ is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "mound of rocks". Place name. Cairns were built as far back as the Stone Age, and many of these ancient cairns can be seen in the British Isles.

Cairn has 5 variant forms: Cairne, Cairns, Kairn, Kairne and Kairns.

For more information, see also the related name Carnell.

Baby names that sound like Cairn are Carny, Carne and Crain.

Cairn is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Cairn. Click here to compare Cairn with related baby names.