Birkin

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).

OriginOld English bircen ← Old Norse birkinn →
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Meanings

proper nounBirkin (countable and uncountable, plural Birkins)

plural Birkins

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounBirkin (plural Birkins)

plural Birkins

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Birkin bag.

    However, even if you have the money, you cannot simply buy a bag. Birkins are so desirable that there is a long waiting list for them, causing the prices of second-hand bags to skyrocket.

    2022, Mikko Hypponen, If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable

Origin

  1. Old Norsebirkinn
  2. Old Englishbircen“birchen”
  3. EnglishBirkin

From Old English bircen (“birchen”), probably influenced by Old Norse birkinn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ribnik
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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