"Adkins" meaning in English

See Adkins in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæd.kɪnz/ Forms: Adkinses [plural]
Etymology: From Adkin, diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-s}} -s Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Adkins (plural Adkinses)
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Adkins-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæd.kɪnz/
Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Adkins
  1. plural of Adkin Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Adkin Related terms: Adkinson, Atkins
    Sense id: en-Adkins-en-name-OUgNif5C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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