Emin
A Hebrew name meaning "trustworthy" or "faithful", carried in Poland almost entirely through Turkish families. Fewer than 350 men and boys hold it here, so most Poles will go a lifetime without meeting one.
Emin Pronunciation
Emin is pronounced E-meen (/ˈɛmin/).
What Emin means
Where Emin comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Emin grows from a Hebrew root meaning firmness and faithfulness, the same three letters that stand behind the word "amen." Its short meaning has stayed close to that source: trustworthy, faithful. Where many names drift from their beginnings, this one kept its promise of reliability.
In Turkish, Emin became an everyday given name, and it is also a plain adjective there, meaning sure or certain. A Turkish speaker who says he is emin of something is saying he has no doubt. The name and the ordinary word share one meaning, so the sense of trust was not decoration added later. It sits in the vocabulary itself.
On a Polish class register, Emin reads as short and unadorned. Four letters, two syllables, easy to call out. For a child growing up between languages, it offers a name that means the same thing in more than one of them: dependable.
How many people are named Emin
1 in 66916 men in Poland is named Emin. 319 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1690 among male names.
Emin's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Emin is most popular
Emin is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (3 boys born 2019–2025).
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Masovian3 boys born+510%
Emin as a middle name
Emin is a first name for 319 men in Poland and a middle name for another 58, an 85/15 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 972nd, between Edouard (58) and Horacio (58).
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#970 Craig58
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#971 Edouard58
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#972 Emin58
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#973 Horacio58
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#974 Hristov58