"Skeen" meaning in English

See Skeen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Skeens [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Scottish Gaelic surname, from sceathan (“thorn bush”), from Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats (“hawthorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *skw-iy-h₂e-ts, from *skwey- Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|cel-pro|*skʷiyats|t=hawthorn}} Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats (“hawthorn”), {{der|en|ine-pro||*skw-iy-h₂e-ts}} Proto-Indo-European *skw-iy-h₂e-ts Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Skeens}} Skeen (plural Skeens)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Skeen-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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