Cairns - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cairns \ca(ir)-ns\ is a variant of Cairn (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Cairns is "mound of rocks".

The baby name Cairns sounds like Kairns and Kearns. Other similar baby names are Cairne, Kairne, Kairn, Carny, Carne, Gains and Rains.

Cairns is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#6095 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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