Watkin
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Watkin is an English
surname
formed as a diminutive
of the name Watt
(also Wat), a popular Middle English
given name
itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter.
First found in a small Welsh village in 1629.
Within the United Kingdom
it is associated with being a Welsh
surname.
It may refer to:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
formed as a diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of the name Watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
(also Wat), a popular Middle English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter.
First found in a small Welsh village in 1629.
Within the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
it is associated with being a Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
surname.
It may refer to:
- David Watkin (cinematographer), British cinematographer
- Edward WatkinEdward WatkinSir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet was an English railway chairman and politician.- Biography :Watkin was born in Salford, Lancashire, the son of a wealthy cotton merchant, Absalom Watkin who was noted for his involvement in the Anti-corn Law League.After a private education, he returned to...
, Victorian railway chairman - Henry WatkinHenry WatkinHenry Watkin , was an expatriate English printer and cooperative socialist in Cincinnati, Ohio during the mid-to-late 19th century....
, English-American socialist - Pierre WatkinPierre WatkinPierre Watkin was an American actor. He was a character actor in many films, serials and TV series from the 1930s through the 1950s, especially westerns...
, an American actor - Steve WatkinSteve WatkinSteve Watkin is a former Welsh cricketer, with Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. A reliable seamer who never suffered serious injury despite several lesser niggles, he played three Test matches in 1991 and 1993, and four One Day Internationals in 1993 and 1994...
, English cricketer - William Ward WatkinWilliam Ward WatkinWilliam Ward Watkin was an architect primarily practicing in Houston, Texas.Watkin was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Danville, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908, he spent a year in Europe and then moved to Boston, Massachusetts to join the...
, American architect
See also
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- AtkinAtkinAtkin is a surname, and may refer to:* Sieve of Atkin, a mathematical algorithmPeople:* A. O. L. Atkin, British-American computational number theorist* Barbara Atkin, fashion expert* Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor...
, Atkins (surname)Atkins (surname)Atkins is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 , its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire , followed by Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Rutland, Kent, Dorset, Norfolk and Berkshire. The name Atkins may refer to:* Al Atkins, British singer* M... - Atkinson (surname)Atkinson (surname)Atkinson is an English-language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the Middle English Atkin. The personal name Atkin is one of many pet forms of the name Adam....