Hin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer. Borrowed also from Dutch Hin.

Proper noun

Hin (plural Hins)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hin is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Hin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.31%) and White (11.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179.

Anagrams

• NHI, NIH, ihn

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian hnw (“jar, unit of liquid volume”):

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Noun

Hin n (strong, genitive Hin, plural Hin)

1. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 9:14 (with KJV translation)

     und Wein zum Trankopfer, auch ein halbes Hin; das ist ein Opfer dem HERRN zum süßen Geruch.

     and you shall present as a drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord

Declension

Declension of Hin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hin	die	Hin
genitive	eines	des	Hin	der	Hin
dative	einem	dem	Hin	den	Hin
accusative	ein	das	Hin	die	Hin