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Wilkins

/ˈwɪlkɪnz/

Wilkins proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Wilkins (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkins or Wilkinses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family.2025 February 22, “Who is Alexis Wilkins? FBI director Kash Patel takes oath in girlfriend's presence”, in The Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025
    1. An English surname from Middle English.
    2. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

Wilkins meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi

Wilkins in Hindi

surname, place name
विल्किंस vilkins

Wilkins in Tamil

surname, place name
வில்கின்ஸ் vilkiṉs

Wilkins in Telugu

surname, place name
విల్కిన్స్ vilkins

Wilkins in Punjabi

surname, place name
ਵਿਲਕਿੰਸ vilkins
More languagesFewer languages
Wilkins in Arabic
ويلكنز
Wilkins in Thai
วิลคินส์

Synonyms of Wilkins

Forms of Wilkins

pluralWilkins
pluralWilkinses
alternative formWilkin

Origin of Wilkins

In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.

Words formed from Wilkins

Questions about Wilkins

What does Wilkins mean?
Wilkins means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What is Wilkins in Hindi?
Wilkins in Hindi is विल्किंस (vilkins). See Wilkins meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Wilkins?
Wilkins is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wilkins?
Wilkins is pronounced /ˈwɪlkɪnz/.

Words near Wilkins in the dictionary

  1. Wilkey
  2. Wilkeys
  3. Wilkie
  4. Wilkin
  5. Wilkin County
  6. Wilkins
  7. Wilkinson
  8. Wilkinson County
  9. Wilkinsonian
  10. Wilkinsonianism
  11. Wilkinsonians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wilkins (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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