Halkin

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname; A surname from Middle English
  2. 2
    A surname; A surname from Welsh
  3. 3
    A surname; A masculine surname from Slavic, variant of Galkin; feminine: Halkina; A surname from Slavic [in turn from animals] or from Ukrainian or Belarussian; (animal: галка (halka) (jackdaw))
  4. 4
    A surname; A masculine surname from Slavic, variant of Galkin; feminine: Halkina; A surname from Slavic [in turn originating as a matronymic, in turn transferred from the given name, in turn from Ancient Greek]; (given name: Галька (Galʹka) and Галина (Galina))

Etymology

* Hal + -kin: Middle English Halkin, variant of Hawkin, from Henry (“Hal”). * From Slavic (masculine: Belarusian Галкин (Halkin) or Ukrainian Галкин (Halkyn)), feminine: Галкина * From Welsh Helygain

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