Meanings
Perkins1
plural Perkinses
- 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 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sioux County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableAn inactive, uninhabited township in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA township in Erie County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA city in Payne County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Perkins2
- pluralplural of Perkin
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Perkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkins
“Perkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkins. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Perkins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perkins.
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