Slavin
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Etymology
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.
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