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Hopkins¹

  • /ˈhɒp.kɪnz/ UK
  • /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/ US
  • /ˈhɔp.kɪnz/ Australia
  • [ˈhɔ̟p.kənz] New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.

proper noun Hopkinses

  1. countable, uncountable An English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. Now if Hopkins had kept her job, but had developed it into a column for the compassionate wit and insight and reasoned argument that she is genuinely, truly capable of, then I’ll crack out the champagne, because that truly would be worth lifting a glass to. But for now, we have nothing to cheer abou
  2. countable, uncountable Former name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California.
  3. countable, uncountable A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
  4. countable, uncountable A township and village therein, in Allegan County, Michigan.
  5. countable, uncountable A suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  6. countable, uncountable A minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
  8. countable, uncountable A coastal village in eastern Belize.
  9. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Hopkins County

Hopkins²

  • /ˈhɒp.kɪnz/ UK
  • /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/ US
  • /ˈhɔp.kɪnz/ Australia
  • [ˈhɔ̟p.kənz] New Zealand

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hopkin

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hawkins, huntington, baltimore, macklin, browne, hughes, stevenson, mitchell, johnson, kessler, dawson, pugh, sullivan, hopkinson, robinson, harris

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"Hopkins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hopkins. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{hopkins_2026,
  title = {Hopkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hopkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}