Dawkins

Dawkins Meaning & Origin

About Dawkins
The name "Dawkins" is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Daw," a diminutive of "David." It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Daw or David. The name "Dawkins" therefore signifies "son of Daw" or "son of David."

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Dawkins are male.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D02052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AO1 K IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈdɔkɪnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dawkins in Braille

Here's how to represent Dawkins in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Dawkins in braille

How to Spell the Name Dawkins in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Dawkins using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dawkins in sign language

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