"Wilks" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Wilks [plural], Wilkses [plural]
Etymology: From Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin + the patronymic suffix -s. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-s}} -s Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Wilks|es}} Wilks (plural Wilks or Wilkses)
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Wilks-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 78 22 Synonyms: Wilkin, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Will, William, Williams, Williamson, Wills, Wilk, Wilke, Wilkie, Wilkey, Wilkes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Wilk + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wilk|s}} Wilk + -s Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Wilks
  1. plural of Wilk Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Wilk
    Sense id: en-Wilks-en-name-4~GNv7qs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSONL data for Wilks meaning in English (1.8kB)

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