At a Glance: Name: Mink – Meaning: The mink, a dark-brown-furred weasel-family animal; also used as a diminutive of the name Dominik. – Origin: uncertain (English, probably a Scandinavian borrowing); also a pet form of Dominik in some Slavic languages – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: MINK
Mink is an uncertain (English, probably a Scandinavian borrowing); also a pet form of Dominik in some Slavic languages unisex name meaning “The mink, a dark-brown-furred weasel-family animal; also used as a diminutive of the name Dominik.”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.
Meaning & Origin of Mink
Meaning: The mink, a dark-brown-furred weasel-family animal; also used as a diminutive of the name Dominik..
Origin: uncertain (English, probably a Scandinavian borrowing); also a pet form of Dominik in some Slavic languages.
A common claim: widely repeated that 'mink' derives from Middle English 'minke' Actually: this specific Middle English derivation isn't well attested in standard references, which call the word's ultimate origin uncertain (most likely a Scandinavian borrowing).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mink
Phonetic: MINK IPA: /mɪŋk/
Popularity of Mink
Mink doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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