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Watkins

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From a medieval diminutive of the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.

proper noun Watkinses · Watkins

  1. countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa.
  4. countable, uncountable A minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Miller County, Missouri.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: garcia, andrade, patron, adkins, atkins, dawkins, hawkins, hudkins, jenkins, matkins, wadkins, walkins, watkin, watkinson, wilkins, owens

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"Watkins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watkins. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{watkins_2026,
  title = {Watkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}