Win
See also: Appendix:Variations of "win"
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of Winchester.
Noun
Win (plural Wins)
- (colloquial) A Winchester firearm.
Etymology 2
Clipping of Windows.
Proper noun
Win
- (computing) Windows, an operating system family developed by Microsoft.
- (computing, by extension) Clipping of Windows key.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Clipping of Winifred.
Proper noun
Win
- A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.
Etymology 4
Clipping of Winston.
Proper noun
Win
- A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
- 1994, Robert B. Parker, All Our Yesterdays, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 449:
- Winston Piper didn't look right to her in what she thought of as Flaherty's office. […] “My friends call me Win,” he said. “No need for formality.” ¶ “Sure, Win.” He's hinting.
Etymology 5
Borrowing from Burmese ဝင်း (wang:)
Proper noun
Win (plural Wins)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Win is the 11209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2820 individuals. Win is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.01%) individuals.