"Nin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Nin, from Latin Aenona. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sh|Nin}} Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Nin, {{der|en|la|Aenona}} Latin Aenona Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nin
  1. A town in Zadar, Croatia. Categories (place): Places in Croatia, Towns in Croatia
    Sense id: en-Nin-en-name-feg6PE3K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish Nin, from Catalan Nin, from a variant form of nen (“child”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Nin}} Spanish Nin, {{der|en|ca|Nin}} Catalan Nin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nin
  1. A surname from Spanish or Catalan
    Sense id: en-Nin-en-name-ZoJ~7JCY Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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