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Adkins

/ˈæd.kɪnz/

Adkins proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the plural of Adkin.

Proper noun

Adkins (plural Adkinses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

Adkins is also the plural of Adkin.

Forms of Adkins

pluralAdkinses

Origin of Adkins

From Adkin, diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about Adkins

What does Adkins mean?
Adkins means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Adkins?
Adkins is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adkins?
Adkins is pronounced /ˈæd.kɪnz/.

Words near Adkins in the dictionary

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

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