Slavin Family History
Slavin Name Meaning
Irish (Tyrone and Monaghan): shortened form of O'Slavin an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sléibhín ‘descendant of Sléibhín’ a name probably derived from a diminutive of sliabh ‘mountain’ (perhaps originally a short form of Donnshléibhe; see Dunleavy ). Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Slave (from the Slavic word slava ‘glory fame praise’) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in. English: from Middle English sclavin(e) ‘pilgrim's cloak or mantle’ (Old French esclavine) applied as a nickname perhaps for a pilgrim or for someone who made or sold such garments.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022