Meaning and Origin
What does the name Satin mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
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User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Satin is of African origin and means "Gift of god".
Etymology: F. satincf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-tün sz-twan. Cf. Sateen
- A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From French satin, from Italian setino, probably via unattested Late Latin sētīnus (“silken [cloth]”), from Latin sētā. Very frequently folk-etymologized to derive from Arabic زيتون (“Zayton; olive”), a calque of Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 (“Tung Tree City”), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao, but the derivation is unsupported.
- A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
satin was also found in the following language(s): Italian and Latin