Given name & surname
Jenkin
“little John; son of John”
Jenkin is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “little John; son of John.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “little John; son of John.”
How it developed
In English usage, Jenkin is an affectionate form of Jan.
Jenkin’s family of names
In English usage, Jenkin is an affectionate form of Jan. Jenkin has a surname derivative in JENKINSON. In English usage, Jenkin has a related form in Jenkins.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jenkin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jenkin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dewitt
“a blonde-haired man”
>99% boys
Dwight
“a white-or blonde-haired man”
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Jenkin’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A brother for Jenkin