Quick Answer. Tin is an element that is made up of the mineral cassiterite and mined from the crust of the earth. The combination of cassiterite and carbon in a high heat setting forms the type of tin that is used in modern applications. Continue Reading.
[ 2 syll. et-han, eth-an ] The baby boy name Ethan is pronounced in English as IY-THahN â . Ethan's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in English and Hebrew. Ethan is of the meaning 'enduring, long-lived'.t is a biblical name derived literally from the word ethan with the meaning ' enduring '. An original form of the name is Eythan (Hebrew). The name was borne in the Bible by four minor characters, most notably Ethan the Ezrahite, who was described as a man whom only King Solomon surpassed in wisdom.
ETHAN. e'-than ('ethan, firm, enduring; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). Called there Ethan the Ezrahite, to whom the title of Psalms 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.(2) A son of Kishi, or Kishaiah, of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service of song (1 Chronicles 6:44; 15:17,19). See JEDUTHUN.'-than ('ethan, firm, enduring; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). Called there Ethan the Ezrahite, to whom the title of Psalms 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.