Halkin

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English

OriginMiddle English Halkin ← Slavic ← Belarusian Галкин →
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Meanings

proper nounHalkin (plural Halkins)

plural Halkins

  1. A surname
    1. A surname from Middle English
    2. A surname from Welsh
    3. A surname from Slavic [in turn from animals] or from Ukrainian or Belarussian; (animal: галка (halka) (jackdaw))
    4. A surname from Slavic [in turn originating as a matronymic, in turn transferred from the given name, in turn from Ancient Greek]; (given name: Галька (Galʹka) and Галина (Galina))

Origin

  1. WelshHelygain
  2. UkrainianГалкин
  3. BelarusianГалкин
  4. Slavic
  5. Middle EnglishHalkin
  6. EnglishHalkin

* 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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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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