Wilkins

Wilkins

Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William.

It is of medieval origin taken from a diminutive version of William (in the hypocoristic form Will) with the suffix "-kin", meaning "small, or little".

People named Wilkin or Wilkins:

Wilkins

** Andrew Wilkins American College Football Player
** Brad Wilkins American Architect
** Charles Wilkins English orientalist (1749-1836)
** Damien Wilkins U.S. basketball player in the NBA
** David Wilkins U.S.A. ambassador to Canada
** Dominique Wilkins retired U.S. basketball player in the NBA
** George Wilkins English dramatist (17th century)
** Gerald Wilkins U.S. basketball player in the NBA
** Glover Wilkins U.S. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator
** Sir George Hubert Wilkins Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)
** Jeff Wilkins U.S. football player
** John Wilkins English Bishop (1614-1672)
** Laisha Wilkins Mexican actress and talk show hostess
** Lenny Wilkins former NBA basketball coach
** Malcolm Maurice Wilkins (born November 15, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) U.S.A. Discus Throw Olympic medallist Montreal 1976, Olympic record 67.50 m
** Maurice Wilkins British physicist and Nobel Laureate (1916-2004)
** Michael J. Wilkins Utah State Supreme Court Justice
** Ray Wilkins English football player
** Richard Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Fictional character in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
** Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Australian television presenter
** Roger Wilkins U.S. 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)
** Vaughan Wilkins (English historical Novelist)
* First name Wilkins
** Wilkins Micawber Fictional character from the novel "David Copperfield"
** Wilkins Velez Latin pop musician and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins"

Wilkin

* Abra Prentice Wilkin
* Catherine Wilkin, Australian actress
* Catherine Wilkin (actor)
* Jeremy Wilkin
* Jon Wilkin
* Karen Wilkin
* Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter
* Wilma Wilkin
* Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin, III, fictional character

Places named Wilkin

* Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
* Wilkin County, Minnesota
* Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania
* Wilkins Sound - an island sound off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
* Wilkins Ice Shelf - an ice shelf located in Wilkins Sound
* Wilkins (island) - the name of an Island in Antarctica
* Wilkins Runway - a single runway aerodrome operated by Australia, located in the area known as Wilkes Land on the continent of Antarctica

See also

* Wilkens
* Wilken


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