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Purkins

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

Proper noun

Purkins

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Purkins

From Parkin + the patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Purkins

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

Words near Purkins in the dictionary

  1. Purkinje neurons
  2. Purkinje shift
  3. Purkinje's figure
  4. Purkinje's figures
  5. Purkinjean
  6. Purkins
  7. Purkis
  8. Purkyne effect
  9. Purkyne effects
  10. Purkyně effect
  11. Purkyně effects

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