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Jenkins Act
Jenkins may refer to: People * Jenkins (name), history of the surname * List of people with surname Jenkins * The Jenkins, country music group Places United States *Jenkins, Illinois *Jenkins, Kentucky * Jenkins, Minnesota *Jenkins, Missouri *Jenkins County, Georgia * Jenkins Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota *Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Other *Jenkins (crater), on the Moon and VA Politics and history * Jenkins Commission (UK), an English voting reform commission *Jenkins Commission (EU), a European monetary commission *War of Jenkins' Ear, a colonial war between Britain and Spain Software *Jenkins (software), a continuous integration tool *Jenkins hash function Other *Jenkins activity survey, a psychological assessment tool *Jenkins (drinking game) * "Jenkins" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a television episode *Leeroy Jenkins, an Internet meme related to ''World of Warcraft'' See also *Hundred of Jenkins, a region in South Australia *Jenkin *Jenkyns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkins (name)
Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch language, Dutch or Danish language, Danish origin (''-kijn''), which then gained a certain popularity in England. History As a forename John, followed by kin/ken meaning 'little', Germanic umlaut#I-mutation in Old English, gave Jenkin or Jenken. The first use of the name "Jenkins" or "Jenkens" in England occurred as early as 1086 as a diminutive of the English form of John (given name), ''John''.About the Jenkins' Family Name: http://www.djenkins.org/blog/?page_id=45 It was often translated (Diminutive#English, a loan word) from the Flemish/French as "John the younger" or seen as "John Jenken" and incorrectly, but frequently referred to as "Little John". The non-diminutive Jehan/Jehannes (pronounced "Jo-han/Jon-han-es") was also translated into English as John. When Jen/Jean and Jehan/Jehannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |