Skin

What “Skin” means

Noun

1. The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
2. The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
3. The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
4. A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
5. A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

Verb

1. To injure the skin of.
2. To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
3. To high five.
4. To apply a skin to (a computer program).
5. To use tricks to go past a defender.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which derives hide. Cognate with Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”); also Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”), Latin scindō (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “to split”).

Business name ideas with “Skin”

Industries where “Skin” fits

We suggest this word for 7 business types and industries, including:

• Esthetician Business
• Med Spa
• Skincare Brand
• Tattoo Shop
• Beauty Salons
• Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
• Toilet Preparation Manufacturing