Birkin
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English bircen (“birchen”), probably influenced by Old Norse birkinn.
Proper noun edit
Birkin (countable and uncountable, plural Birkins)
- A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Birkin is the 4740th most common surname in England, belonging to 1542 individuals.
Noun edit
Birkin (plural Birkins)
- Short for Birkin bag.
- 2022, Mikko Hypponen, If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable:
- However, even if you have the money, you cannot simply buy a bag. Birkins are so desirable that there is a long waiting list for them, causing the prices of second-hand bags to skyrocket.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
- Forebears