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Slavin

Slavin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Slavin (plural Slavins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Slavin

pluralSlavins
alternative formSlaven
alternative formSlevin

Origin of Slavin

Several possible origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sléibhín (“descendant of Sléibhín”), a personal name probably derived from a diminutive of sliabh (“mountain”). * Borrowed from Yiddish סלאַווין (slavin), a metronymic surname of Slavic origin, ultimately from the Proto-Slavic root *slàva (“glory, fame”). * English surname from Middle English sclavyne (“pilgrim cloak or mantle”), perhaps a nickname for a pilgrim or for someone who sold such garment.

Questions about Slavin

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

Words near Slavin in the dictionary

  1. Slavify
  2. Slavifying
  3. Slavik
  4. slavikite
  5. Slaviks
  6. Slavin
  7. slaving
  8. slaving away
  9. slavings
  10. Slavins
  11. slavisation

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