Watkins

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Miller County, Missouri.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.

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