About Calin
The surname Calin is of Romanian origin and is derived from the given name "Calin" which means "little Charles" or "little warrior." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Calin. The name Calin is a diminutive form of the name Calistrat, which itself is derived from the Greek name "Kalos" meaning "beautiful" and "stratos" meaning "army" or "warrior." Therefore, the surname Calin can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the little warrior" or "descendant of the beautiful warrior."
The surname Calin is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Calin based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Calin is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Calin in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Calin using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.