Aitkin

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Aitkin

/ˈeɪkɪn/

Where it comes from

From a mostly Scottish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.
A city, the county seat of Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.

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@misc{aitkin_2026,
  title = {Aitkin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aitkin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}