Fien

Fien Meaning & Origin

About Fien
The surname Fien is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Fien, which is a diminutive form of the name Jozefien or Jozefina. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Fien. The name Fien is a variant of the name Josephine, which is of Hebrew origin and means "God will increase" or "God will add." Therefore, the surname Fien can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Josephine" or "son/daughter of Josephine."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fien is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fien: 308
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 64,559
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fien 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 Fien is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F IY1 N
🌐 IPA
/fien*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fien in Braille

Here's how to represent Fien in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fien in braille

How to sign the name Fien using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fien using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fien in sign language

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