Atkins

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US/ˈætkɪnz/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".

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Meanings

Atkins1

proper nounAtkins (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinses)

plural Atkinses

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".
  2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of the Atkins diet.
  3. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of the Atkins Nutritional Approach.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Pope County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Benton County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Smyth County, Virginia.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Hiles, Forest County, Wisconsin.

Atkins2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Atkin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
atkins diet

Origin

Atkins · proper noun

From Atkin + -s.

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Atkins · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TaksinSitkanstinkaTanskiastink
Cite this entry
APA

Atkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atkins

MLA

“Atkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atkins. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atkins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atkins.

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