Probably from Kinbane or White Head, a promontory on the Causeway Coast situated 4 km NW of Ballycastle. It is an anglicisation of Ir. An Cionn Bán, 'the white headland'. This headland is located in the townland of Cregganboy and is the site of the ruined Kinbane Castle. Kinbane Way forms part of the theme of Ulster headlands in this neighbourhoood of Finaghy.
See also Kenbaan Street and Kenbaan Court.