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Jenkin.

A male given name from Hebrew.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

  2. An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

Where this word comes from

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

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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.