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maleTwain - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Twain \t-wain\ is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "divided in two". Made famous by American writer Mark Twain, who got his name from the calls of river boatmen. His original name was Samuel Clemens.

Twain has 2 variant forms: Twaine and Twayn.

Baby names that sound like Twain are Twan and Dwain.

Twain 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 Twain. Click here to compare Twain with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Twain
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Twain

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Twain - Meaning of the name Twain
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