Perkins

P3E1R1K5I1N1S1
US/ˈpɝkɪnz/

proper noun

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

CommonScrabble 13

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Perkins1

proper nounPerkins (countable and uncountable, plural Perkinses)

plural Perkinses

  1. countableuncountableAn English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

    Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.

    2020 May 20, Mike Baker, “G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 May 2020
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sioux County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableAn inactive, uninhabited township in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Erie County, Ohio.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Payne County, Oklahoma.

Perkins2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Perkin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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