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Swain - name meaning, origin|
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The boy's name Swain \s-wain\ is a variant of Sven (Old Norse) and Swaine (Old English), and the meaning of Swain is "boy, lad; one who herds swine".
The baby name Swain sounds like Swayn, Shawn, Shaun, Seann, Sean, Shaan, Shan, Shann, Shayn, Shaine, Swen, Swayne and Zain. Other similar baby names are Dwain, Owain and Twain.
Swain is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1029 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
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