English Explanatory Dictionary

Haskin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Haskin Haskins

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).

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