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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birkin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
birkin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of Birkin bag.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English bircen (“birchen”), probably influenced by Old Norse birkinn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bircen, birkinn

Usage

Inflected Forms

Birkins (plural)

Questions

What does birkin mean?
A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).
Where does birkin come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce birkin

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