Kyne

Kyne or kine is held by some to be a pre-modern English word which formed the plural of cow. Only in the 19th century (and in some parts later) did the vernacular contemporary plural cows replace "Kyne/Kine".

As with many Irish and British surnames which were based on the career of the holder, some cowherds (the bovine equivalent of shepherds) came to have the surname "Kyne".

However, the gaelic root of the name is O Cadhain, from the word cadhain, meaning wild goose. The "Wild Geese" were members of the Irish army led by Patrick Sarsfield, who, by the terms of the treaty of Limerick in 1691, were given the choice of death or exile with the Stuart King James II in France.

Bishop John Anthony Christopher Kyne (known as Jack) served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath in Ireland, from 1947 to 1966.

Kyne is also a Liberian name use by immigrant from ancient Mali-it represents a beautiful bird found in the Sinoe forest. Sometime it could be considered also as Kind. This name was first coined by Andrew Mawlue Kyne who was a student at the University of Liberia, during the early 1950s. For him it was an embodiment of his great grand father Gluee-Kyne; who he ascribed as been very kind. Being the first educated person, he restructured the name to fit his content. Out of this family emerged the great Pajibo Kyne, a graduate of Harvard University, and Adam M. Kyne Virginia Union University/Virginia Commomwealth University.This family is renown for their excellence ability in preaching and educational aspiration.For the most part, they seem to live-out the essence of their name KIND.