Given name & surname
Sin
Sin is a surname from Cantonese. It is used in English and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
Sin’s family of names
In English usage, Sin is a diminutive of SYNTHIA. In English usage, Sin as a surname has a related form in Shin. In English usage, Sin as a surname has a related form in Shin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sin has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named Sin
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