Etymology

Halkin

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English Full definition →

Middle English Halkin ← Slavic ← Belarusian Галкин
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The story

  1. Welsh · borrowed fromHelygain
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromГалкин
  3. Belarusian · borrowed fromГалкин
  4. Slavic · borrowed from
  5. Middle English · inherited fromHalkin
  6. English todayHalkin

* Hal + -kin: Middle English Halkin, variant of Hawkin, from Henry (“Hal”). * From Slavic (masculine: Belarusian Галкин (Halkin) or Ukrainian Галкин (Halkyn)), feminine: Галкина * From Welsh Helygain

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