ðə mˈɪdəl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ bˈeɪn, bˈeɪn ænd ðɪ ˈoʊld nˈɔːɹs bˈeɪn mˈɛnt stɹˈeɪt ɔːɹ dᵻɹˈɛkt, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪhɐv bɪkˌʌm ɐ nˈɪkneɪm.
The Middle English bayn, beyn and the Old Norse beinn meant 'straight' or 'direct', which may have become a nickname.