Hnin
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
snow, mist (နှင်း); the soft hn- opening has no English equivalent, so US families answer to 'nin'
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hnin has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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