Given name & surname · also American
Hopkins
“one who is perky”·“the son of Robert”
Hopkins is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is perky” (American) and “the son of Robert” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is perky” (American) and “the son of Robert” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with American and Welsh naming traditions.
Hopkins’s family of names
Hopkins has a related form in Hopkans. Hopkins has a related form in Hopkens. Hopkins has a related form in Hopkin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hoppervariant
- Hopkynsenvariant
- Hopkinsenvariant
- Hopkynsonvariant
- Hopkynvariant
- Hoppnervariant
- Hopkynsvariant
- Hopkinsonvariant
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People named Hopkins
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