Yin

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English

Etymology 1

From the romanization of various Chinese characters.

Proper noun

Yin (plural Yins)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yin is the 5324th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6548 individuals. Yin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.97%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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A borrowing of Chinese 陰山／阴山 (Yīnshān)

Proper noun

Yin

  1. A mountain range in northern China at the southeast end of the Gobi Desert.
  2. (historical) an alternative name for the Shang dynasty

Anagrams

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