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Elkins.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈɛlkɪnz/
  1. A surname.

  2. A place name in the United States: A city in Washington County, Arkansas.

  3. A place name in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

  4. A place name in the United States: A city, the county seat of Randolph County, West Virginia, named after Stephen Benton Elkins.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.