Meanings
proper noun
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A city, the county seat of Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
Origin
From a mostly Scottish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.
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APA
Aitkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aitkin
MLA
“Aitkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aitkin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aitkin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aitkin.
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