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Breton
Etymology
Clipping of Kaourantin/Kaourintin.
Proper noun
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- a diminutive of the male given name Kaourantin
- a diminutive of the male given name Kaourintin
Derived terms
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
Proper noun
Tin n
- 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
- tin (metal)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tȋn m (Cyrillic spelling Ти̑н)
- a male given name
Further reading
- “Tin”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Hokkien 丁 (Teng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tin (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien
Turkish
Proper noun
Tin
- a male given name
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tin
- a male given name