Bassin

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginFrench Bassin →
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Meanings

proper nounBassin (plural Bassins)

plural Bassins

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. FrenchBassin
  2. EnglishBassin

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”).

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APA

Bassin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bassin

MLA

“Bassin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bassin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bassin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bassin.

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