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Globally, Étain (Etain , Étain) is a very rare primarily female, but very infrequently male given name. The forename Étain is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Ireland, where it is a rare feminine name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare dominantly feminine, but uncommonly male name. Much less frequently, Étain is the last name as well as the forename.
Étain is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Etain , character in Centurion and Etain , the operatic character in the opera The Immortal Hour.