Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobin

/ˈtoʊbɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
to-bin
IPA
/ˈtoʊbɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Irish Tóibín, from Anglo-Norman de Saint Aubyn (compare Saint Aubin), from Latin Sanctus Albīnus.

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Questions

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

How to pronounce tobin

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