Swain

Swain may refer to:

In people:

  • Swain (surname)

In places:

  • Swain County, North Carolina, USA
  • Swain's Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Canada
  • Swains Island, an atoll in the Tokelau chain, the most northwesterly island administered by American Samoa
  • Swain, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India

In other uses:

  • Boatswain, member of a merchant ship
  • Coxswain, a person in charge of a boat
  • Candle swain, known as the kertilsveinar at the Norwegian hird, for example, the royal court
  • Swain (horse), a European Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Swain School of Design