Thane - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Thane \th(a)-ne\ is pronounced thayn. It is of Old English and Scottish origin, and its meaning is "landholder". Title of Anglo-Saxon and Scottish feudal lords. Shakespeare's Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor.

Thane has 2 variant forms: Thaine and Thayne.

Baby names that sound like Thane are Thano, Twan, Dane, Deane, Doane, Duane, Dwane, Tan, Tune and Twaine.

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