Wilkins 1921540 210547599 2008-05-06T11:53:58Z Hqb 3240788 /* Wilkins */ dab Richard Wilkins '''Wilkins''' or '''Wilkin''' is a name variant of [[William (name)|William]]. It is of [[Middle Ages|medieval]] origin taken from a [[diminutive]] version of [[William]] (in the [[hypocoristic]] form Will) with the suffix "-kin", meaning "small, or little". People named Wilkin or Wilkins: == Wilkins == ** [[Andrew Wilkins]] American College Football Player ** [[Brad Wilkins]] American Architect ** [[Charles Wilkins]] English orientalist (1749-1836) ** [[Damien Wilkins]] U.S. basketball player in the NBA ** [[David Wilkins]] U.S.A. ambassador to Canada ** [[Dominique Wilkins]] retired U.S. basketball player in the NBA ** [[George Wilkins]] English dramatist (17th century) ** [[Gerald Wilkins]] U.S. basketball player in the NBA ** [[Glover Wilkins]] U.S. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator ** Sir [[George Hubert Wilkins]] Australian polar explorer (1888-1958) ** [[Jeff Wilkins]] U.S. football player ** [[John Wilkins]] English Bishop (1614-1672) ** [[Laisha Wilkins]] Mexican actress and talk show hostess ** [[Lenny Wilkins]] former NBA basketball coach ** [[Mac Wilkins|Malcolm Maurice Wilkins]] (born November 15, 1950 in [[Eugene, Oregon]]) U.S.A. [[United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics#Gold|Discus Throw Olympic medallist Montreal 1976]], Olympic record 67.50 m ** [[Maurice Wilkins]] British physicist and Nobel Laureate (1916-2004) ** [[Michael J. Wilkins]] Utah State Supreme Court Justice ** [[Ray Wilkins]] English football player ** [[Richard Wilkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)]] Fictional character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ** [[Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)]], Australian television presenter ** [[Roger Wilkins]] U.S. civil rights leader ** [[Roy Wilkins]] U.S. Civil Rights activist (1901-1981) ** [[William Wilkins (architect)|William Wilkins]] Architect (1778-1839) ** [[William Wilkins (U.S. Senator)|William Wilkins]] U.S. A. Senator (1779–1865) ** [[Vaughan Wilkins]] (English historical Novelist) * '''First name Wilkins''' ** [[Wilkins Micawber]] Fictional character from the novel ''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'' ** [[Wilkins Velez]] Latin pop musician and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins" == Wilkin == * [[Abra Prentice Wilkin]] * [[Catherine Wilkin]], Australian actress * [[Catherine Wilkin (actor)]] * [[Jeremy Wilkin]] * [[Jon Wilkin]] * [[Karen Wilkin]] * [[Marijohn Wilkin]], American songwriter * [[Wilma Wilkin]] * [[Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin, III]], fictional character == Places named Wilkin == * [[Wilkins (crater)|Wilkins]] is the name of a crater on the Moon. * [[Wilkin County, Minnesota]] * [[Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania]] * [[Wilkins Sound]] - an [[Sound (geography)|island sound]] off the coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] * [[Wilkins Ice Shelf]] - an ice shelf located in [[Wilkins Sound]] * [[Wilkins (island)]] - the name of an Island in [[Antarctica]] * [[Wilkins Runway]] - a single runway aerodrome operated by [[Australia]], located in the area known as [[Wilkes Land]] on the [[continent of Antarctica]] == See also == * [[Wilkens]] * [[Wilken]] [[Category:Surnames]] {{disambig}} [[de:Wilkins]] [[fr:Wilkins]] [[ja:ウィルキンス]] [[ru:Уилкинс]]