Wilkins
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Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William.
It is of medieval origin taken from a diminutive version of William (in the hypocoristic form Will) with the suffix "-kin", meaning "small, or little".
People named Wilkin or Wilkins:
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- Andrew Wilkins American College Football Player
- Brad Wilkins American Architect
- Charles Wilkins English orientalist (1749-1836)
- Damien Wilkins U.S. basketball player in the NBA
- David Wilkins U.S.A. ambassador to Canada
- Dominique Wilkins retired U.S. basketball player in the NBA
- George Wilkins English dramatist (17th century)
- Gerald Wilkins U.S. basketball player in the NBA
- Glover Wilkins U.S. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator
- Sir George Hubert Wilkins Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)
- Jeff Wilkins U.S. football player
- John Wilkins English Bishop (1614-1672)
- Laisha Wilkins Mexican actress and talk show hostess
- Lenny Wilkins former NBA basketball coach
- Malcolm Maurice Wilkins (born November 15, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) U.S.A. Discus Throw Olympic medallist Montreal 1976, Olympic record 67.50 m
- Maurice Wilkins British physicist and Nobel Laureate (1916-2004)
- Michael J. Wilkins Utah State Supreme Court Justice
- Ray Wilkins English football player
- Richard Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Australian television presenter
- Roger Wilkins U.S. civil rights leader
- Roy Wilkins U.S. Civil Rights activist (1901-1981)
- William Wilkins Architect (1778-1839)
- William Wilkins U.S. A. Senator (1779–1865)
- Vaughan Wilkins (English historical Novelist)
- First name Wilkins
- Wilkins Micawber Fictional character from the novel David Copperfield
- Wilkins Velez Latin pop musician and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins"
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- Abra Prentice Wilkin
- Catherine Wilkin, Australian actress
- Catherine Wilkin (actor)
- Jeremy Wilkin
- Jon Wilkin
- Karen Wilkin
- Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter
- Wilma Wilkin
- Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin, III, fictional character
[edit] Places named Wilkin
- Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
- Wilkin County, Minnesota
- Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania
- Wilkins Sound - an island sound off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
- Wilkins Ice Shelf - an ice shelf located in Wilkins Sound
- Wilkins (island) - the name of an Island in Antarctica
- Wilkins Runway - a single runway aerodrome operated by Australia, located in the area known as Wilkes Land on the continent of Antarctica