Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Cain

CAIN

Gender: Masculine

Other Scripts: קָיִן (Hebrew)

Pronounced: KAYN (English) [key]

Means "acquired" in Hebrew. In Genesis in the Old Testament Cain was the first son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother Abel after God accepted Abel's offering instead of his.

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