Jenkin

Jenkin
a) either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan
b) variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

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  • Jenkin — is a surname, and may refer to* Bernard Jenkin, British politician * Fleeming Jenkin, British engineer * Guy Jenkin, British comedy writer * Kenneth Hamilton Jenkin, British writer on Cornish topics * Patrick Jenkin, British politician * Richard… …   Wikipedia

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  • Jenkin — m English and Welsh: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from the medieval given name Jankin. This was a pet form of JAN (2) (SEE Jan), with the hypocoristic suffix kin (cf. JACK (SEE Jack)). The modern given name is comparatively… …   First names dictionary

  • Jenkin — This is an English name of some antiquity, deriving from the medieval given name Jenkin, which is a diminutive of John (meaning Grace of the Lord ) with the diminutive suffix kin , indicating young John . There are a number of variant forms of… …   Surnames reference

  • Jenkin Chapel, Saltersford — is in an isolated position on the eastern slopes of the Pennines convert|4.3|mi|km|0 northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England (gbmapping|SJ983766). It is a Grade II* listed building.cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/detail… …   Wikipedia

  • Jenkin Whiteside — (* 1772 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; † 25. September 1822 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratisch Republikanische Partei), der den Bundesstaat Tennessee im US Senat vertrat. Nach Abschluss seiner… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jenkin Whiteside — (1772 ndash;1822) was an attorney who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee.Whiteside was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania he studied the law and was admitted to the bar there. Moving to Knoxville, Tennessee he… …   Wikipedia

  • Jenkin Coles — Sir Jenkin Coles KCMG, (19 January 1843 – 6 December 1911) was an Australian politician, a speaker in South Australia.Coles was the son of Jenkin and Caroline Coles, came of an old north of Ireland family, and was born at Liverpool, New South… …   Wikipedia

  • Jenkin Alban Davies — Infobox Rugby biography name = Jenkin Alban Davies caption = birthname = Jenkin Alban Davies nickname = birthyear = 1885 birthmonth = 09 birthday = 05 placeofbirth = Aberaeron, England deathyear = 1976 deathmonth = 07 deathday = 18 placeofdeath …   Wikipedia

  • Jenkin, Fleeming — ▪ British engineer born March 25, 1833, near Dungeness, Kent, Eng. died June 12, 1885, Edinburgh, Scot.       British engineer noted for his work in establishing units of electrical measurement.       Jenkin earned the M.A. from the University of …   Universalium

  • Jenkin's Shrew — ource* Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. Subramanian, K.A. 2002. Taxobox name = Jenkin s Shrew status = DD | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Soricomorpha familia = Soricidae genus = Crocidura… …   Wikipedia

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