At a Glance: Name: Jenkin – Meaning: little Jan/John – Origin: Middle English (diminutive of Jan) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JEN-kin
Jenkin is a Middle English (diminutive of Jan) boy's name meaning “little Jan/John”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.
Meaning & Origin of Jenkin
Meaning: Little Jan/John.
Origin: Middle English (diminutive of Jan).
A common claim: little John Actually: 'Little John' is essentially right, but Wiktionary traces the name to medieval English/Dutch naming (via Jan), not specifically Welsh. The Welsh association likely comes from the surname Jenkins being especially common in Wales.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jenkin
Phonetic: JEN-kin IPA: /ˈdʒɛnkɪn/
Popularity of Jenkin
Jenkin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Jennings · Jud · Joram · Jocelyn · Jehoshaphat · Jabesh
