Wilkins

Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William (name). It is of medieval origin taken from the shortened version of William (Will) with the suffix "kin" added. Kin means small or little, thus Wilkin means "Little William".

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People named Wilkin or Wilkins:

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• Last name Wilkins
• Catherine Wilkin Australian actress
• Charles Wilkins English orientalist (1749-1836)
• David Wilkins U.S.A., South Carolina politician
• Dominique Wilkins U.S.A. basketball player for the NBA
• George Wilkins English dramatist (17th century)
• Gerald Wilkins U.S.A. basketball player on the NBA
• Glover Wilkins U.S.A., Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator
• Hubert Wilkins Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)
• Jeff Wilkins U.S.A. football player
• John Wilkins English Bishop. (1614-1672)
• Maurice Wilkins British physicist and Nobel Laureate (1916-2004)
• Ray Wilkins English football player
• Richard Wilkins Fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Roger Wilkins U.S.A. civil rights leader
• Roy Wilkins U.S. Civil Rights activist (1901-1981)
• William Wilkins Architect (1778-1839)
• William Wilkins U.S. A. Senator (1779?1865)
• First name Wilkins
• Wilkins Micawber Fictional character from the novel David Copperfield
• Wilkins Velez Latin pop muscian and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins"

Places named Wilkin or Wilkins:

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• Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
• Wilkin County, Minnesota
• Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania