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What does Watkins mean?
Watkins 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Watkins is "son of Walter, little Walter". Also form of Walter.
STARTS WITH Wa-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, little
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Watkins Ryland (W.R.), ..
How popular is Watkins?
Watkins is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#222 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Walter (#271 FROM RECENT DATA) is the only popular variation form of Watkins (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Adoption of this relation of Watkins reached its most widespread during the years 1880-1889 (#13) and is now much diminished (#271, 96% LESS USAGE), with Walter becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Watkins is alike in pronunciation to Atkins. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gains, Hawkins, Hawkyns (see Hawkins), Hopkins, Jenkins, Parkins, Perkins, Rains, Rawlins, Wain, Waits, Wallis, Walwin, Walwinn (see Walwyn), Waring, Warrin, Watson▲, Watts, Waylin, Wilkins and Willkins (see Wilkinson). Like Watkins, these names are not frequently used.
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