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English

Zink

name

Meaning

  1. Obsolete spelling of zinc.
  2. A surname.
  3. A type of cornett.

Etymology / origin

* As a German surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peak, spike, tooth”). * As a surname derived from various Romance languages, from Jacinctus, derived from the saint's name Hyacinthus. Comparable to Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.

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