Machin

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/ˈmeɪt͡ʃɪn/

proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

OriginAnglo-Norman machun ← Frankish *makjo →
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Meanings

Machin1

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
nounMachin (plural Machins)

plural Machins

  1. hobbiesAny of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Machin2

proper noun
  1. IndiaobsoleteChina.

Origin

Machin · proper noun, noun

  1. Frankish*makjo“maker; builder; see make”
  2. Anglo-Normanmachun
  3. EnglishMachin

From machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, from Frankish *makjo (“maker; builder; see make”). More at mason.

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Machin · proper noun

  1. Sanskritमहा
  2. Hindiमहा
  3. Indian Englishmaha-“great”
  4. EnglishMachin

Blend of Indian English maha- (“great”) + China. From Maha-China (“Great China”), with same first component as in maharaja. "maha" from Hindi महा (mahā), from Sanskrit महा (mahā).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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MinchaMichnamanchichimanNamchi
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APA

Machin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machin

MLA

“Machin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Machin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machin.

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