The story
Two main origins: * A variant of Sinai, a Jewish surname. * Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala, apparently from Proto-Mayan *siinaʔnh (“scorpion”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname. Full definition →
Two main origins: * A variant of Sinai, a Jewish surname. * Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala, apparently from Proto-Mayan *siinaʔnh (“scorpion”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.