Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haskin

/hˈæskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: haskin
IPA: /hˈæskɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Askin. * Also as an English surname, from Haskayne in Halsall, of Brythonic origin, from hesg (“sedge”) + the suffix -en. Sometimes confused with Heskin and Axon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Hoskin. * As an Irish surname, from Ó hUiscin, a name of uncertain origin. Sometimes calqued as Waters due to its similarity to the noun uisce (“water”). Compare Hiskey. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish חסקע (khaske), a pet form of חנה (khane) (see Hannah).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, חסקע

Inflected Forms

Haskins (plural)

Rhymes With

baskin raskin gaskin

Questions

How do you pronounce haskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæskɪn/.
What does haskin mean?: A surname.
Where does haskin come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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