Wilkins

W4I1L1K5I1N1S1
/ˈwɪlkɪnz/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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WillWilliamWilliamsWilliamsonWills
OriginMiddle English Wilkin ← Welsh Wilkyn ← Latin Wintona →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounWilkins (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkins or Wilkinses)

plural Wilkinses · alternative Wilkin

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.

    Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family.

    2025 February 22, “Who is Alexis Wilkins? FBI director Kash Patel takes oath in girlfriend's presence”, in The Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025
    1. countableuncountableAn English surname from Middle English.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Welsh.
  2. countableuncountableA township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

    Synonyms: Will, William, Williams, Williamson, Wills

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

Similar
WillWilliamWilliamsWilliamsonWills
Also see
wilkwilkewilkeswilkeywilkiewilks

Origin

  1. LatinWintona
  2. Middle EnglishWylcolyna
  3. WelshWilkyn
  4. Middle EnglishWilkin
  5. EnglishWilkins

In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.

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Translations

Arabic ويلكنز
  • ويلكنزsurname, place name
Chinese Cantonese 獲健士 /获健士, 韋建士 /韦建士
  • 獲健士 /获健士 (wok⁶ gin⁶ si⁶)surname, place name
  • 韋建士 /韦建士 (wai⁵ gin³ si⁶)surname, place name
Chinese Mandarin 威爾金斯 /威尔金斯, 威金斯
  • 威爾金斯 /威尔金斯 (Wēi'ěrjīnsī)surname, place name
  • 威金斯 (Wēijīnsī)surname, place name
Hebrew ווילקינס
  • ווילקינסsurname, place name
Hindi विल्किंस
  • विल्किंस (vilkins)surname, place name
Japanese ウィルキンス
  • ウィルキンス (Wirukinsu)surname, place name
Korean 윌킨스
  • 윌킨스 (wilkinseu)surname, place name
Punjabi ਵਿਲਕਿੰਸ
  • ਵਿਲਕਿੰਸ (vilkins)surname, place name
Russian Уилкинс
  • Уилкинс (Uilkins)surname, place name
Tamil வில்கின்ஸ்
  • வில்கின்ஸ் (vilkiṉs)surname, place name
Thai วิลคินส์
  • วิลคินส์surname, place name
Ukrainian Вілкінс
  • Вілкінс (Vilkins)surname, place name
Cite this entry
APA

Wilkins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilkins

MLA

“Wilkins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilkins. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilkins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilkins.

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