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wilkinson

/ˈwɪlkɪnsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
wilkin-son
IPA
/ˈwɪlkɪnsən/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

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name

A number of places in the United States:

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name

A number of places in the United States:

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name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Wilkin Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Wilkinson From Wilkin + -son.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wilkinsons (plural) Wilkenson (alternative)

Derived Forms

Wilkinsonite Wilkinsonian

Phrases

County of Wilkinson Wilkinson County

Frequently Paired Words

Wilkin Wilkins

Synonyms

Wilk Wilke Wilkes Wilkey Wilkie Wilks Will William Williams Williamson Wills

Questions

How do you pronounce wilkinson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪlkɪnsən/.
What does wilkinson mean?
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does wilkinson come from?
Etymology tree English Wilkin Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Wilkinson From Wilkin + -son.

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