# Bassin

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* Jewish metronymic surname from an Yiddish pet form of the personal name Bathsheba.
* Borrowed from French Bassin, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of basins, from bassin (“small basin”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bassin