Sin
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English
Etymology 1
Transliteration of Akkadian DSîn or DSu'en.
Proper noun
Sin
- (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon.
- Synonyms: (Sumerian equivalent) Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Suen
Etymology 2
From Cantonese 單／单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2).
Proper noun
Sin
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sin is the 8797th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3725 individuals. Sin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.58%) individuals.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Sin
- A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Exodus 16:1:
- And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Anagrams
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sin f
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sin (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sin is the 6,496th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,191 individuals.