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Wayne vs Wain - What's the difference?

wayne | wain |

As a proper noun Wayne

is {{surname|from=occupations}.

As a noun wain is

a wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

As a verb wain is

misspelling of lang=en.

wayne

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1988 , Killshot , Arbor House 1989, ISBN 1557100411, page 145:
    • "My Dad wanted to name me Mats." "But your Mom won," Carmen said, "and named you after a movie star. Moms get away with murder. Mine, you probably think, named me after the girl in the opera." "Tell you the truth," Wayne said, "I never thought about it."
  • * 2010 , A Room Swept White , Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-0-340-98062-0, page 102:
    • Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with. I wonder if this is my Reverse L'OrĂ©al Syndrome kicking in again; what would I call my kids, Wayne and Tracey? Because I'm not worth it .

    wain

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish/Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn. Compare the doublet (wagon).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
    • "The Hay Wain " is a famous painting by John Constable.
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "wain")
    Related terms
    * Charles' Wain * wainwright

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/urbanfarm15108.aspx]

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