DOSIN. Patronymic surname meaning «descendant of Dosy» or
«descendant of Dosi».
The naming of Dosa and Dosya correlate
with the rare and old personal name of Dosa and can be truncated expressive forms of
personal names Dosifey, Evdokim, Evdoksy, Fedosii and possible others.
► Rare in all regions of Belarus, except the
Vitebsk region.
© A. F. Rogalev. Etymological dictionary of surnames of Belarus. – Gomel: F. Skorina State University, 2018. – 1488 p.
