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Watkins

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

Proper noun

Watkins

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A census-designated place in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  3. A census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa.
  4. A minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio.
  7. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Origin of Watkins

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

Words formed from Watkins

Questions about Watkins

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

Words near Watkins in the dictionary

  1. Wati
  2. Watiwa
  3. Watiwas
  4. Watjari
  5. Watkin
  6. Watkins
  7. Watkins Glen
  8. Watkinson
  9. watkinsonite
  10. Watkinsville
  11. Watkiss

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