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Hitchens

Hitchens proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Hitchens

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Hitchens

From a medieval diminutive form of Hitch + the patronymic suffix -s.

Words formed from Hitchens

Questions about Hitchens

What does Hitchens mean?
Hitchens means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Hitchens?
Hitchens is a proper noun.

Words near Hitchens in the dictionary

  1. hitchel
  2. hitchelled
  3. hitchelling
  4. hitchels
  5. Hitchen
  6. Hitchens
  7. Hitchens' razor
  8. Hitchens's razor
  9. hitcher
  10. hitchers
  11. hitches

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