Could well be we’ve heard other pirate or seafaring characters named "Laine" in the past (selected by a writer who DID know the origin) so when trying to think up a name for a pirate or seafaring character, "Laine" springs to mind out of familiarity.
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Hm… Laine is a common Finnish surname the meaning of witch is "wave". I wonder is you knew that or is it a complete coincidence?
Complete coincidence! But what a cool one! Thanks for that info, I love learning things like that! 😀
Could well be we’ve heard other pirate or seafaring characters named "Laine" in the past (selected by a writer who DID know the origin) so when trying to think up a name for a pirate or seafaring character, "Laine" springs to mind out of familiarity.
Still a neat factoid to learn! TY