Watkins

Watkins Meaning & Origin

About Watkins
The name "Watkins" is of Welsh origin and is derived from the personal name "Watkin," which is a diminutive form of "Wat" or "Walter." It means "son of Watkin" or "son of Walter." The name "Watkins" is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a man named Watkin or Walter.

🌍 Origin
Name Variations
📏 Name Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W032052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AA1 T K IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɑtkɪnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATKNS', 'FTKNS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Watkins in Braille

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

The name Watkins in braille

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

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

The name Watkins in sign language

Numerology