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Dakin

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

Proper noun

Dakin (countable and uncountable, plural Dakins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.

Forms of Dakin

pluralDakins

Origin of Dakin

From a Middle English short form of David + -kin.

Words formed from Dakin

Questions about Dakin

What does Dakin mean?
Dakin means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Dakin?
Dakin is a proper noun.

Words near Dakin in the dictionary

  1. Dakhóta
  2. daki
  3. Dakila
  4. dakimakura
  5. dakimakuras
  6. Dakin
  7. Dakin's solution
  8. dakine
  9. dakini
  10. dakinis
  11. Dakins

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