Win
See also: win and .win
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of Winchester.
Noun
Win (plural Wins)
- (colloquial) A Winchester firearm.
- 1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns, Usenet:
- Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.
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Etymology 2
Clipping of Windows.
Proper noun
Win
- (computing) Windows, an operating system family developed by Microsoft.
Derived terms
- Win16
- Win32
- Win64
Etymology 3
Diminutives.
Proper noun
Win
- A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.
- A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
- 1994, Robert B. Parker, All Our Yesterdays, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 449:
- Winston Piper didn't look right to her in what she thought of as Flaherty's office. […] “My friends call me Win,” he said. “No need for formality.” ¶ “Sure, Win.” He's hinting.
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Etymology 4
Borrowing from Burmese ဝင်း (wang:)
Proper noun
Win (plural Wins)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Win is the 11209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2820 individuals. Win is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.01%) individuals.