Wilkins

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:

Wilkins

• • 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 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)
  • 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
  • Rebecca Wilkins A young girl from Vermont, who made a life for herself against all odds. (1987- )
  • Richard Wilkins 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"

Wilkin

• 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

Places named Wilkin

• Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
• Wilkin County, Minnesota
• Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania
  • Wilkins (island) - the name of an Island in Antartica
  • Wilkins Runway - a single runway aerodrome operated by Australia, located in the area known as Wilkes Land on the continent of Antarctica

See also

• Wilkens
• Wilken