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Subject: Re: -Kins as in Perkins
Author: Anneza   (Authenticated as Anneza)
Date: May 20, 2007 at 11:02:00 PM
Reply to: -Kins as in Perkins by myrrhy_jubal
The -kin is a diminutive ending, like -chen in German or -tje in Dutch; it also appears in, e.g., Simpkins.

But, shouldn't this be on the Surnames Board?

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