Coyne

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of coin. alt-of, obsolete

    "By the continuall sorting and telling of this coyne, then did enter of the ewre of that brasse and copper under the nails of her fingers."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Example

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"By the continuall sorting and telling of this coyne, then did enter of the ewre of that brasse and copper under the nails of her fingers."

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuáin (“descendants of Cuán”), a byname from a diminutive of cú (“hound, dog”). It could also be an anglicized form of Ó Cadhain.

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