"Hopkin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɒp.kɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑp.kɪn/ [General-American] Forms: Hopkins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpkɪn Etymology: From Hob + -kin. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Hob|kin}} Hob + -kin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hopkin (plural Hopkins)
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Hopkin-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
  2. (obsolete) A diminutive of the male given name Hob. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Hopkin-en-name-VPGaY0I2 Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -kin: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hopkinson Related terms: Hipkin, Hipkins, Hopkins

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hopkinson"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hob + -kin.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hipkins"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hopkins"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
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          "name": "English given names",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -kin",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        "A diminutive of the male given name Hob."
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        ],
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Hob",
          "Hob#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A diminutive of the male given name Hob."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɒp.kɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑp.kɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒpkɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hopkin"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -kin",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒpkɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒpkɪn/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hob + -kin.",
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    {
      "form": "Hopkins",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "s"
      },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "Hipkins"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hopkins"
    }
  ],
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        "English surnames from patronymics"
      ],
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        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English diminutives of male given names",
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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        "A diminutive of the male given name Hob."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A diminutive of the male given name Hob."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɒp.kɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑp.kɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒpkɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hopkin"
}

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