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Wilkie

Wilkie proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Wilkie (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkies)

  1. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. (countable) A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Synonyms of Wilkie

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Forms of Wilkie

pluralWilkies
alternative formWilk
alternative formWilke
alternative formWilkey
alternative formWilks
alternative formWilkes

Origin of Wilkie

From a Scottish diminutive of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

Questions about Wilkie

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

Words near Wilkie in the dictionary

  1. Wilkesboro
  2. Wilkesite
  3. Wilkesites
  4. Wilkey
  5. Wilkeys
  6. Wilkie
  7. Wilkin
  8. Wilkin County
  9. Wilkins
  10. Wilkinson
  11. Wilkinson County

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