The baby name Espin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛspɪn/ (ES-pin).
The baby name Espin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛspɪn/ (ES-pin).
Espin is French, Spanish in Origin.
Espin is a rare given name with two plausible roots. In Scandinavia, it functions as an English-friendly respelling of Espen, itself a modern form of Old Norse Ásbjǫrn/Asbjørn (“ás/god” + “bjǫrn/bear”), yielding the meaning “divine bear” or “God’s bear.” Espen appears in Norwegian folklore as Espen Askeladd, the clever underdog of classic tales, which helped normalize the name in the 19th–20th centuries and spread to Denmark and beyond.
Separately, Espin exists as a Spanish surname (often Espín), from Latin spina “thorn; hawthorn,” and in English as a locative surname from Middle English/O.Fr. espine. When adopted as a given name, Espin can therefore also carry the nature-meaning “thorn/hawthorn.” Variants and cognates include Espen, Esben, Asbjørn/Asbjörn, Esbjörn, and English Osborne/Osborn. Feminine or unisex forms may appear as Espina or Espen (used unisex in some places).
Espin is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 13 times, across 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Espin is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!