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Rin

Rin

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A Japanese first name used for men and women
  • proper noun
: Rin
  • But I can't stand to see Rin so worried.

I loved that Rin was such an unlikable protagonist.

Examples

  • You can follow Raven Rin on Facebook to get the latest updates on posts and more.

    Blog text (28)

  • There was a guard down the hallway that led to Rin Hoel's chambers.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I loved that Rin was such an unlikable protagonist.

    EmilyReadsBooks

  • Rin Porter, a communications professor at St. Cloud State University, became Burke's seer.

    Academic text (2003)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Rin comes from Japanese and is often written with characters like 凛 meaning 'dignified' or 琳 meaning 'beautiful gem', so the name brings to mind calm strength or bright beauty. That's why Rin is a short, modern given name used for both men and women.