Blaine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Blaine

What is the meaning of the name Blaine ?

The baby name Blaine is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bleɪn/ (BLAYN).

Blaine is Irish (Gaelic), Scottish in Origin.

Blaine derives from the Old Irish given name Bláán, a diminutive built on blá, "yellow, blond," yielding the sense "little blond one." The name moved into Scottish Gaelic and then into Scots and English, where it was anglicized as Blaine, Blane, and Blain. Its medieval footprint is tied to Saint Bláán (St. Blane), a 6th-7th century bishop of Kingarth on the Isle of Bute, whose cult left traces in place-names such as Strathblane and Dunblane.

In the modern era Blaine shifted from surname and saint's name to a given name in the English-speaking world, especially the United States. Visibility rose in the late 19th century through statesman James G. Blaine, with wider adoption in the mid-20th century; today it reads as a tailored, sometimes unisex choice. Common variants include Blane, Blain, and Blayne; a related diminutive-surname form is Blainey.