Hawkins

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UK/ˈhɔːkɪnz/US/ˈhɔkɪnz/cot caught merger/ˈhɑkɪnz/

proper noun

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

proper nounHawkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hawkinses)

plural Hawkinses

  1. countableuncountableAn English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Wood County, Texas, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in Alberta, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableA rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
    6. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Hawkins County.
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Hawkin

Origin

From the Middle English personal name Hawkin, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -s.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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