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Wilkes

/wɪlkiːs/

Wilkes proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the plural of Wilke.

Proper noun

Wilkes (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkes or Wilkeses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.

Also used as

Wilkes is also the plural of Wilke.

Synonyms of Wilkes

Forms of Wilkes

pluralWilkes
pluralWilkeses
alternative formWilk
alternative formWilke
alternative formWilkie
alternative formWilkey
alternative formWilks

Origin of Wilkes

From Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin + the patronymic suffix -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from Wilkes

Questions about Wilkes

What does Wilkes mean?
Wilkes means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Wilkes?
Wilkes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wilkes?
Wilkes is pronounced /wɪlkiːs/.

Words near Wilkes in the dictionary

  1. Wilkenings
  2. Wilkens
  3. Wilker
  4. Wilkers
  5. Wilkerson
  6. Wilkes
  7. Wilkes County
  8. Wilkes Land
  9. Wilkes-Barre
  10. Wilkesboro
  11. Wilkesite

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