Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Ireland.
Ring, originally from Dublin, was a retired builder and a father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who had lived with incurable blood cancer for almost a decade.
2026 September 22, Isaac Ashe, “Man who killed 82-year-old in random attack sentenced”, in BBC News, retrieved 22 Sep 2026 - A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
- metonymicallyThe government of the Republic of Ireland.
- A small town in South Australia.
- A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Alameda County, California.
- A city, the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia.
- A town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
- A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Barton County, Missouri.
- A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A former neighborhood in the city of Paterson, New Jersey.
- A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
- A city in Franklin County, Delaware County and Union County, Ohio.
- A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
- A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Erath County, Texas.
- A town in Pulaski County, Virginia.
- The former name of Royal, an unincorporated community in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Origin
- Middle Irishdub
- Middle Irishlind
- Middle IrishDublind
- EnglishDublin
From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).
More words from Middle Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Arabic دَبْلِن
- دَبْلِن (dablin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Basque Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Bengali ডাবলিন
- ডাবলিন (ḍabolin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Bulgarian Дъ́блин
- Дъ́блин (Dắblin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Catalan Dublín
- Dublínthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Chinese Cantonese 都柏林
- 都柏林 (dou¹ paak³ lam⁴)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 都柏林, 都柏林
- 都柏林 (Dūbólín)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
- 都柏林 (Dūbólín)one of the counties of Ireland
Czech Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Danish Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Dutch Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Esperanto Dublino
- Dublinothe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Estonian Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Finnish Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
French Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
German Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Greek Δουβλίνο
- Δουβλίνο (Douvlíno)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Hawaiian Kupelina
- Kupelinathe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Hebrew דַּבְּלִין
- דַּבְּלִין (dáblin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Hindi डबलिन
- डबलिन (ḍablin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Hungarian Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Icelandic Dyflinn
- Dyflinnthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Indonesian Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Irish Baile Átha Cliath, Dubhlinn
- Baile Átha Cliaththe capital of the Republic of Ireland
- Dubhlinnthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
- Contae Átha Cliathone of the counties of Ireland
- Áth Cliathone of the counties of Ireland
Italian Dublino
- Dublinothe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Japanese ダブリン
- ダブリン (Daburin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Korean 더블린, 더불린
- 더블린 (Deobeullin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
- 더불린 (Deobullin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Latvian Dublina
- Dublinathe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Lithuanian Dublinas
- Dublinasthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Malay Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Persian دوبلین
- دوبلین (dublin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Polish Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Portuguese Dublin, Dublim
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
- Dublimthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Romanian Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Russian Ду́блин
- Ду́блин (Dúblin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Baile Átha Cliath, Dubhlinn
- Baile Átha Cliaththe capital of the Republic of Ireland
- Dubhlinnthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Slovak Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Spanish Dublín
- Dublínthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Swedish Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Tagalog Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Tamil டப்லின்
- டப்லின் (ṭapliṉ)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Thai ดับลิน
- ดับลิน (dàp-blin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Turkish Dublin
- Dublinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Ukrainian Ду́блін
- Ду́блін (Dúblin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Urdu ڈبلن
- ڈبلن (ḍablin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Vietnamese Đạp Lân, Đu-blin
- Đạp Lânthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
- Đu-blinthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Welsh Dulyn
- Dulynthe capital of the Republic of Ireland
Yiddish דובלין
- דובלין (dublin)the capital of the Republic of Ireland
Cite this entry
APA
Dublin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dublin
MLA
“Dublin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dublin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dublin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dublin.
Source: Dublin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.