Jenkins
EigennameSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ˈd͡ʒɛŋkɪnz//
A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.
Eigenname
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A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.
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A city in Kentucky.
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A city in Minnesota.
Herkunft
A patronymic surname that is derived from the male given name John + -kin (which forms diminutive )+ -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of little John". It was originally an offshoot of the male medieval name Jenkin/Jankin. The name was brought from the crusaders; it originated in Cornwall but became popular in England and Wales.
Substantiv
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veraltendA flatterer or sycophant.
the Jenkins employed by a newspaper
October 1869, George William Curtis, Civil-Service Reform rouse the country for Jones and Justice or Jenkins and the Rights of Man
Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk […]
Formen
- Plural
- Jenkinses
Jenkins · A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.
Jenn · A diminutive of the female given name Jennifer.Jenna · A female given name, variant of Jenny.Jennie · A female given name, variant of Jenny.