Peine

See also: peine, peiné, péine, and -péine

English

Proper noun

Peine (plural Peines)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peine is the 31906^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 723 individuals. Peine is most common among White (97.23%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Pagin, perhaps from Latin pagus (“rural area, countryside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ̯nə/

• (file)

• Hyphenation: Pei‧ne

Proper noun

Peine n (proper noun, genitive Peines or (optionally with an article) Peine)

1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony

Peine m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Peines or (with an article) Peine, feminine genitive Peine, plural Peines or Peine)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰaɪ̯nə/

Noun

Peine f

1. plural of Pein