Babin Family History
Babin Name Meaning
French: nickname derived from bab- an onomatopoeic root indicating pouting or stuttering. This surname is found mainly in LA and TX. Compare Babine and Burbine . Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the personal name Babe formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Jewish (from Belarus): habitational name from Babino a village in Belarus. Russian Serbian Croatian Rusyn and Sorbian; Slovak (also Babín): metronymic or patronymic from baba ‘(old) woman’ figuratively (for a man) ‘coward’ (see Baba compare Babic Babich Babicz ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022