 The Tuhinj region was mentioned in written sources circa 1400 as "Tuchein", "Tuchen", and "Tucheiner alben".The name was originally "*Tuxyn′ь", derived from the hypocorism "*Tuxynъ" (based on the Slavic personal name "*Tuxъ" or "*Tuxa").This root is also the source of similar names such as "Tuhinje" in Herzegovina, "Tuin" in Macedonia, "Tukhin" in Russia, and "Tuchyňa" in Slovakia.