Bassin

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Bassin

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun Bassins

A surname.

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"Bassin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bassin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bassin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bassin

Chicago

"Bassin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bassin.

BibTeX

@misc{bassin_2026,
  title = {Bassin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bassin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}