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Pink - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Pink

[ 1 syll. pin(k), pi-nk ] The boy name Pink is pronounced PIHNGK KEY. Pink has its origins in the Latin language and it is used largely in English. Pink is a pet form of the English, French, German, and Irish Patrick.

Pink is rare as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.013% of baby boys were named Pink. Its ranking then was #513. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is used only on an infrequent scale today. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Pink, the English, French, German, and Irish Patrick was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Pink include the Russian Panas, the Spanish Pancho, the Greek Panos, and the Hawaiian Penekiko.

KEY: Pronunciation for Pink: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


 
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