Birkin

English

Etymology

From Old English bircen (“birchen”), probably influenced by Old Norse birkinn.

Proper noun

Birkin (countable and uncountable, plural Birkins)

1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5326).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Birkin is the 4740^th most common surname in England, belonging to 1542 individuals.

Noun

Birkin (plural Birkins)

1. 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
• Forebears