Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

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People

Given name: Wilkin

* Wilkin Castillo (born 1984), Dominican baseball catcher *

Wilkin Mota Wilkin Arvind Mota (born 20 September 1981) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tripura and formerly Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League for the 2008 & 2009 campaigns. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. W ...

(born 1981), Indian cricketer * Wilkin Ramírez (born 1985), Dominican baseball outfielder * Wilkin Ruan (born 1978), Dominican baseball outfielder

Given name: Wilkins

Wilkins (singer) Wilkins (born March 10, 1953) is a Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer. Early years Wilkins (birth name: Germán Wilkins Vélez Ramírez was born in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, but raised in Mexico City, Mexico. His father, ...

(Germán Wilkins Vélez Ramírez, born 1953), Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer * Wilkins P. Horton (1889–1950), American lawyer, lieutenant governor of North Carolina 1937–1941 *

Wilkins Micawber Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel ''David Copperfield''. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up." His role in the story Micawber was incarcerated in debtors ...

, character in Charles Dickens's novel ''David Copperfield'' *

Wilkins F. Tannehill Wilkins TannehillThe Athens post. (1787–1858) was an American Whig Party (United States)">Whig politician and author.James X. CorganWilkins Tannehill ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''Octavia Zollicoffer Bond, The Tannehil ...

(1787–1858), American politician and author

Surname

Wilkin (surname) Wilkin is a surname. People of note with the surname Wilkin * Abra Prentice Wilkin, American philanthropist * Alexander Wilkin, American military officer * Catherine Wilkin, Australian actress * Garth Wilkin, politician from Saint Kitts and Nevis * ...

* Wilkins (surname)

Places and geographical features

* Edness K. Wilkins State Park, a state park in Wyoming *

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historic preservation and public recreation area operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park preserves the restored 1844 army military outpost, Fort Wilkins ...

, a historical location in Michigan *

Wilkins Coast Wilkins Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Agassiz and Cape Boggs. Name Wilkins Coast was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sir Hubert Wilkins, who in a pion ...

, a portion of the eastern coast of Antarctica *

Wilkin County, Minnesota Wilkin County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,506. Its county seat is Breckenridge, Minnesota, Breckenridge. The county ...

Wilkins (crater) Wilkins is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged highlands in the southeastern part of the Moon's near side. It is located to the southwest of the crater Pons and the long Rupes Altai Rupes Altai is an escarpment in the lunar surface tha ...

, a crater on the Moon *

Wilkins Gulch Wilkins Gulch is a valley in western Marin County, California, United States, located northwest of Pike County Gulch. It is associated with a small stream. The stream descends the western slope of Bolinas Ridge, crosses State Route 1, and dra ...

, a valley in California *

Wilkins Ice Shelf Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William, and may refer to: People Given name: Wilkin * Wilkin Castillo (born 1984), Dominican baseball catcher * Wilkin Mota (born 1981), Indian cricketer * Wilkin Ramírez (born 1985), Dominican baseball out ...

, an ice shelf located in Wilkins Sound * Wilkins Island, an Island in Antarctica * Wilkins Peak, a small mountain in Wyoming *

Wilkins Sound Wilkins Sound is a seaway in Antarctica that is largely occupied by the Wilkins Ice Shelf. It is located on the southwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula between the concave western coastline of Alexander Island and the shores of Charcot Islan ...

, an island sound off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula *

Wilkins Strait (Canada) Wilkins Strait () is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is mostly in the Northwest Territories, although its eastern extremity is in Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories ...

, a waterway in northern Canada *

Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Wilkins Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,357 at the 2010 census. It is served by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, the 43rd District of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and t ...

Structures

Glover Wilkins Lock The Glover Wilkins Lock (formerly named Lock B) is a lock Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between dif ...

, a lock in Mississippi *

Roy Wilkins Auditorium Roy Wilkins Auditorium (nicknamed The Roy) is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Designed by the renowned municipal architect Clarence W. Wigington, it was built in 1932 as an arena extension to the existing ''St. Paul Aud ...

, an arena in Minnesota *

Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge The Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is north of Rockville, Indiana, United States. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1906. The bridge is long, wide, and high. ''Note:'' This includes Sit ...

, an American historic bridge *

Wilkins Public School Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Petersham is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Inner West Council. Petersham is known ...

, an Australian school *

Wilkins Runway Wilkins Aerodrome is a single-runway aerodrome operated by Australia, located on upper glacier of the ice sheet Preston Heath, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, on the continent of Antarctica, but southeast of the actual coast. It is named after Sir ...

, an aerodrome in Antarctica

Business

Wilkins Lecture The Wilkins Lecture was a lecture organised by the Royal Society of London on the subject of the history of science and named after John Wilkins John Wilkins (14 February 1614 – 19 November 1672) was an English Anglican ministry, Anglica ...

, a series of lectures led by the Royal Society of London *

Wilkin & Sons Wilkin & Sons Limited is a manufacturer of preserves, marmalades and associated products established in Tiptree, Essex, England in 1885, and known for its "Tiptree" brand of fruit preserves. History The Wilkin family came to Tiptree, Essex an ...

, an English manufacturer of preserves and associated products * Wilkins Coffee, a Washington DC–based coffee company, best known for its commercials starring the Muppet characters

Wilkins and Wontkins Wilkins and Wontkins are characters created by puppeteer Jim Henson for the Wilkins Coffee brand. The coffee was produced and sold in the United States by John H Wilkins & Company in Washington D.C. ( via ) "Wilkins", a character who enjoys Wilki ...