Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tomkins

/tˈɑmkɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: tomkins
IPA: /tˈɑmkɪnz/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.

name

plural of Tomkin

Etymology

From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Tom

Inflected Forms

Tomkinses (plural) Tonkiss (alternative) Tomkin (alternative) Thomkin (alternative) Thomkins (alternative) Tompkin (alternative) Tompkins (alternative) Thompkin (alternative) Thompkins (alternative)

Synonyms

Thomas Thomason Tom Toms Tomson

Questions

How do you pronounce tomkins?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑmkɪnz/.
What does tomkins mean?: An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.
Where does tomkins come from?: From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s.

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