Baynes/Baines/Beynes

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Name: Bains/Baines/Baynes/Beynes

Gender: Masculine

Location: Europe

Language: English

Thematic: History

Meaning: This surname/name is the English form of the old Welsh "ab Einws", meaning "son of Einws" or "Eynon" or "Einon"-- "little anvil"

Comments: The name is very eclectic-- can also derive from the Scottish "Bain" ("fair, white"), and other meanings in old Irish, Cornish, and northern middle English. Great for a boy of mixed Celtic backgrounds! Also a nice nickname for Benjamin, Barnabas.