Editing Hine (section)

==Etymology==

According to the ''[[Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland]]'', the modern name ''Hine'' and its variants derive from the Middle English word ''hine'' (with the addition of the [[genitive]] ''-s'' case ending in forms like ''[[Hines (name)|Hines]]'', implying that the name-bearer was the child of a father called ''Hine'', or addition of ''-s'' on the analogy of such names). This occupational name derives from [[Old English]] ''hīne'' ('household servant, farm labourer'), but in the Middle English period could also mean 'farm manager' and also be used of high-status people serving in a lordly household.<ref>''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), II, pp. 1290, 1369 [s.vv. ''Hine'', ''Hines'', ''Hynes'']; {{ISBN|978-0-19-967776-4}}.</ref>