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Bassin

Bassin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Bassin (plural Bassins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Bassin

pluralBassins

Origin of Bassin

Two possible origins: * Jewish metronymic surname from an Yiddish pet form of the personal name Bathsheba. * Borrowed from French Bassin, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of basins, from bassin (“small basin”).

Questions about Bassin

What does Bassin mean?
Bassin means a surname.
What part of speech is Bassin?
Bassin is a proper noun.

Words near Bassin in the dictionary

  1. bassically
  2. bassier
  3. bassies
  4. bassiest
  5. bassily
  6. Bassin
  7. bassinet
  8. bassinets
  9. bassinette
  10. bassinettes
  11. bassing

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