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    Blaine

    BLAYN

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Slender; Thin; Yellow
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Blaine does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Slender; Thin; Yellow", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Blaine.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.022% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Blaine strives for the strait gate — narrow way found, life entered, the slender path walker who finds what few discover.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 7:14

      "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

    • Luke 13:24

      "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."

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