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Durkin

Durkin proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Durkin (plural Durkins)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Durkin

pluralDurkins

Origin of Durkin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).

Questions about Durkin

What does Durkin mean?
Durkin means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Durkin?
Durkin is a proper noun.

Words near Durkin in the dictionary

  1. Durkee
  2. Durkees
  3. Durkheimian
  4. Durkheimianism
  5. Durkheimians
  6. Durkin
  7. durking
  8. Durkins
  9. Durland
  10. Durlands
  11. Durling

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