Watkins

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

proper nounWatkins (countable and uncountable, plural Watkinses or Watkins)

plural Watkinses

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Miller County, Missouri.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Watkins on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.