"Bassin" meaning in English

See Bassin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bassins [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * Jewish metronymic surname from an Yiddish pet form of the personal name Bathsheba. * Borrowed from French Bassin, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of basins, from bassin (“small basin”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|yi|-}} Yiddish, {{bor|en|fr|Bassin}} French Bassin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bassin (plural Bassins)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bassin-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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