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Perkins¹

  • /ˈpɝkɪnz/ US

proper noun Perkinses

  1. countable, uncountable An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter. Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Iowa.
  5. countable, uncountable An inactive, uninhabited township in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in Erie County, Ohio.
  10. countable, uncountable A city in Payne County, Oklahoma.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

Perkins²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Perkin

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: steele, ward, peters, percival, peter, wilkinson, percy, pearre, perkinson, wilkins, pearman, pawson, watkin, wilkin, edwards, adkins

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@misc{perkins_2026,
  title = {Perkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}