Meanings
Hopkins1
plural Hopkinses
- countableuncountableAn English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
1 more example
Now if Hopkins had kept her job, but had developed it into a column for the compassionate wit and insight and reasoned argument that she is genuinely, truly capable of, then I’ll crack out the champagne, because that truly would be worth lifting a glass to. But for now, we have nothing to cheer about.
2017 November 28, Jack Monroe, “I took Katie Hopkins to court – but I won’t celebrate her leaving Mail Online”, in The Guardian - A placename
- countableuncountableFormer name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California.
- countableuncountableA township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Allegan County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Hopkins County.
Hopkins2
- pluralplural of Hopkin
Origin
Hopkins · proper noun
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Hopkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopkins
“Hopkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopkins. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hopkins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopkins.
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