Attendant or follower; landholder
Derived from the Middle English and Old English word 'thegn', which referred to a person who held land in exchange for military service to a lord. It evolved from a title of nobility or status into a surname and eventually a given name.
Less common today
Thayne isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,656 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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Broadway actor and dancer in the original cast of Hamilton
