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Hoskin

Hoskin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Hoskin (plural Hoskins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Hoskin

pluralHoskins

Origin of Hoskin

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Osekin, pet form of many Anglo-Norman names beginning with Os- such as Osbert, Osbern, Osmund, followed by the Frisian suffix -kin. Compare Osborne, Osmond, Opie, Oswald.

Questions about Hoskin

What does Hoskin mean?
Hoskin means a surname.
What part of speech is Hoskin?
Hoskin is a proper noun.

Words near Hoskin in the dictionary

  1. hosing off
  2. hosings
  3. hosiomartyr
  4. hosiomartyrs
  5. Hoskie
  6. Hoskin
  7. Hosking
  8. Hoskings
  9. Hoskins
  10. Hoskins effect
  11. Hoskinses

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