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Hookins

Hookins proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Hookins

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Hookins

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Hookins

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

Words near Hookins in the dictionary

  1. hooking it up
  2. hooking off
  3. hooking up
  4. hooking up on
  5. hookings
  6. Hookins
  7. hookish
  8. hookium
  9. hookkeeper
  10. hookkeepers
  11. hookless

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