Akin - Meaning of Akin

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Akin

[ 2 syll. a-kin, ak-in ] The baby boy name Akin is pronounced as aa-KIY-N †. Akin is largely used in the English and Nigerian languages, and its origin is African-Yoruba. The name is of the meaning brave, heroic.

Akin is a variant transcription of the name Atkins (English).

Ahkeen (English and Nigerian), Akean, Akeen (English and Nigerian), Akein, Akien, Akins (African), and Akyn are variant transcriptions of Akin.

See also the related category brave.

Akin is an infrequently used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Akin include Ochyn, Aasim, Achim, Achym, Acon, Agim, Agmon, Agni, Agon, Ahkeen, Ahsan, Ahsen, Ahson, Ahsun, Ahsyn, Aigen, Aikin, Ajune, Akan, and Akeam.

† Pronunciation for Akin: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"