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Hitchins

Hitchins proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Hitchins

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Hitchins

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

Questions about Hitchins

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

Words near Hitchins in the dictionary

  1. hitching rails
  2. hitching up
  3. hitching-bar
  4. hitching-bars
  5. hitchings
  6. Hitchins
  7. Hitchinson
  8. Hitchiti
  9. Hitchitis
  10. hitchless
  11. hitchlessly

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