Sin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"
English
Etymology
From Akkadian DSîn or DSu'en.
Proper noun
Sin
- (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon.
Synonyms
- (Sumerian equivalent): Nanna
Anagrams
- INS, Ins, Ins., NIS, NSI, Niš, in's, ins, ins., nis
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn).
Proper noun
Sīn f
- China
Tagalog
Etymology
Romanization of various Hokkien surnames, such as 辛 (Sin), 信 (Sìn) and 新 (Sin) (all transliterated in Pinyin as "Xin")
Proper noun
Sin
- A surname, most associated with former Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Sin
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.