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Jenkins

nome própriosubstantivocorrente nos diálogos

  • //ˈd͡ʒɛŋkɪnz//

A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.

nome próprio

  1. 1

    A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.

  2. 2

    A city in Kentucky.

  3. 3

    A city in Minnesota.

Etimologia

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.

substantivo

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    antiquadoA 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 […]

Formas

plural
Jenkinses
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Conteúdo lexical proveniente do Wiktionary, sob licença CC BY-SA 4.0 · Entrada de origem · Versão dos dados 2026-08-23

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