Given name & surname

Bodkin

Bodkin is a surname from Middle Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bodkin comes from Middle Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Bodkin as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Baldwin.

Bodkin’s family of names

In English usage, Bodkin as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Baldwin. In English usage, Bodkin as a surname has a related form in BODKINS. In English usage, Bodkin as a surname has a related form in BODKINS.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Dutch

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German

Bollen

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French

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“clay tile”

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Dutch

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Germanic

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“brave friend”

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German

Betten

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Dutch

Birman

Birman is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Dutch

Boeke

Boeke is a surname from Dutch.

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Sibling ideas

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