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Adkin

/ˈæd.kɪn/

Adkin proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Adkin (plural Adkins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Adkin

pluralAdkins

Origin of Adkin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name. From a diminutive of Adam, formed with -kin.

Words formed from Adkin

Questions about Adkin

What does Adkin mean?
Adkin means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Adkin?
Adkin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adkin?
Adkin is pronounced /ˈæd.kɪn/.

Words near Adkin in the dictionary

  1. adjuvates
  2. adjuvating
  3. adjuvation
  4. adjuvations
  5. Adjuvilo
  6. Adkin
  7. Adkins
  8. Adkinses
  9. Adkinson
  10. Adkinsons
  11. Adkison

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