Hopkins

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒp.kɪnz/

Etymology 1

From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.

Proper noun

Hopkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hopkinses)

  1. An English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename
    1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. Former name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California.
      2. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
      3. A township and village therein, in Allegan County, Michigan.
      4. A suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
      5. A minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri.
      6. A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
    2. A coastal village in eastern Belize.
    3. Ellipsis of Hopkins County.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Hopkin + -s

Proper noun

Hopkins

  1. plural of Hopkin

See also

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