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Jenkins

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. place name
  3. software tool
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛŋkɪnz/

name

Etymology: A patronymic surname that is derived from the male given name John + -kin (which forms diminutive )+ -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of little John". It was originally an offshoot of the male medieval name Jenkin/Jankin. The name was brought from the crusaders; it originated in Cornwall but became popular in England and Wales.

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.
  2. A city in Kentucky.
  3. A city in Minnesota.

noun

Etymology: A patronymic surname that is derived from the male given name John + -kin (which forms diminutive )+ -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of little John". It was originally an offshoot of the male medieval name Jenkin/Jankin. The name was brought from the crusaders; it originated in Cornwall but became popular in England and Wales.

  1. A flatterer or sycophant.

    “the Jenkins employed by a newspaper”

    “October 1869, George William Curtis, Civil-Service Reform rouse the country for Jones and Justice or Jenkins and the Rights of Man”