Tin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tin"

Breton

Etymology

Clipping of Kaourantin/Kaourintin.

Proper noun

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Tin

1. a diminutive of the male given name Kaourantin
2. a diminutive of the male given name Kaourintin

Derived terms

• Tina

 

References

• Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, page 60

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Tin in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from tinne (“battlement”) or from tin (“metal pen”), potentially referring to a tapering piece of land.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Tin
• Homophone: tin

Proper noun

Tin n

1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “tin”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną. More at tin.

Noun

Tin n

1. tin (metal)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tîːn/

Proper noun

Tȋn m (Cyrillic spelling Ти̑н)

1. a male given name

Further reading

• “Tin”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 丁 (Teng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtin/ [ˈt̪in̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Tin

Proper noun

Tin (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Turkish

Proper noun

Tin

1. a male given name

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̃/

Proper noun

Tin

1. a male given name