"Palin" meaning in English

See Palin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeɪlɪn/ Forms: Palins [plural], Paling [alternative], Pelling [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪlɪn Etymology: Anglicization of Welsh ap Heilyn (“son of Heilyn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|ap Heilyn||son of Heilyn}} Welsh ap Heilyn (“son of Heilyn”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Palin (plural Palins)
  1. A surname from Welsh. Derived forms: Palinesque, Palinism

Inflected forms

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