Chin - Meaning of Chin

What does Chin mean?

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Chin

[ 1 syll. (c)hin, ch-in ] The baby boy name Chin is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is CHIHN †. Chin's origin, as well as its use, is in the Chinese language. Chin is a variant of the name Jin (Chinese and Japanese).

See also the related category chinese.

Chin is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1905, 0.008% of baby boys were given the name Chin. Its ranking then was #751. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its group, Chin was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2018. Chin has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century.

Baby names that sound like Chin include Chinh, Chaen, Chaene, Chaeson, Chain, Chaine, Cham (Hebrew and Vietnamese), Chan (Vietnamese, English, and Spanish), Chann (English), Channe (English), Chaun, Chaune, Chawn (English), Chayn, Chayne, Chayym (Hebrew), Cheyn, Cheyne, Chien, and Chun.

† English pronunciation for Chin: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"