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Filkin

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

Proper noun

Filkin

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Filkin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Philip.

Questions about Filkin

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

Words near Filkin in the dictionary

  1. filk
  2. filkable
  3. filked
  4. filker
  5. filkers
  6. Filkin
  7. filking
  8. Filkins
  9. filks
  10. filksing
  11. filksinger

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