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Hawkins

  • /ˈhɔːkɪnz/ UK
  • /ˈhɔkɪnz/ US
  • /ˈhɑkɪnz/ cot caught merger

Where it comes from

From the Middle English personal name Hawkin, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -s.

proper noun Hawkinses

  1. countable, uncountable An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Wood County, Texas, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A locality in Alberta, Canada.
  6. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  7. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Hawkins County

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hawkin

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hopkins, humphrey, peddling, vending, selling, retailing, merchandising, canvassing, touting, trafficking, dealing, bartering, trading, flogging, huckstering, purveying

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MLA

"Hawkins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hawkins. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Hawkins. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hawkins

Chicago

"Hawkins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hawkins.

BibTeX
@misc{hawkins_2026,
  title = {Hawkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}