Blaine

Blaine is a male name and very rarely a females name derived from the name for the Scottish saint Blaan. The boy's and girl's name Blaine -lai-ne is pronounced blayne. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "yellow". It also means "thin and hungry looking", and "ford at the mouth of the stream" Surname. Possibly a form of Blane. Saint Blane (seventh century) was a Scottish saint. Socialite Blaine Trump.

Blaine has two variant forms: Blane and Blayne.----Blaine may refer to:

Places

In the United States:
*Blaine, Indiana
*Blaine, Kentucky
*Blaine, Maine
*Blaine, Minnesota
*Blaine, North Dakota, former name of Menoken
*Blaine, Ohio
*Blaine, Washington
*Blaine Township, Michigan
*Blaine Township, Pennsylvania

People

*David Blaine (1973-present), American illusionist and stunt performer
*Diana Blaine, radical feminist, topfree activist
*Hal Blaine, one of the most prolific drummers in pop music history
*James G. Blaine (1830-1893), a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, after whom are named Blaine Amendments, which forbid direct government aid to educational institutions that have any religious affiliation
*John J. Blaine (1875-1934), United States Senator and governor of Wisconsin
*Marcie Blaine (1944-present), Singer of the 1962 popular song "Bobby's Girl"
*Vivian Blaine (1921–1995), actress and singer

Fictional Blaines

*Blaine (Pokémon) (Katsura in the original Japanese version), the name of a gym leader in the Pokémon universe
*Blaine the Mono, a psychotic artificial intelligence-controlled monorail locomotive in Stephen King's novels "The Wastelands" and "Wizard and Glass" (adjoining books in his "Dark Tower" series)