Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

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People

Given name: Wilkin

Wilkins (singer) Wilkins (born 1953) is a Puerto Rico, 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, Ge ...

(Germán Wilkins Vélez Ramírez, born 1953), Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer * 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 Wilkin Chal Ruan (born September 18, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Career Known primarily for his speed, Ruan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Montreal Expos on November 15, . He hit .348 with 33 stolen bases fo ...

(born 1978), Dominican baseball outfielder

Given name: Wilkins

* Wilkins P. Horton (1889–1950), American lawyer, lieutenant governor of North Carolina 1937–1941 *

Wilkins Micawber Wilkins Micawber is a clerk 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' prison (the ...

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

Wilkins F. Tannehill Wilkins F. Tannehill (1787–1858) was an American Whig politician and author.James X. CorganWilkins Tannehill ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'' Octavia Zollicoffer Bond, The Tannehill Family', Nashville, Tennessee: The Nash ...

(1787–1858), American politician and author

Surname

Wilkins (surname) Wilkins is a surname. People of note with the surname Wilkins * Given names A-C: ** Alan Wilkins, Welsh cricketer ** Alan Wilkins, Scottish playwright ** Andy Jones-Wilkins, American ultrarunner ** Ann Wilkins (1806–1857), American missiona ...

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 * Catherine Wilkin, UK actor * Jacob W. Wilkin, Amer ...

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 historical park operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park preserves the restored 1844 army military outpost, Fort Wilkins, which was placed on the National ...

, 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. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sir Hubert Wilkins, who in a pioneer Antarctic exploratory fli ...

, a portion of the eastern coast of Antarctica *

Wilkin County, Minnesota Wilkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,506. Its county seat is Breckenridge. The county is named for Colonel Alexander Wilkin, a lawyer who served as Minnesota's ...

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 scarp. Just to the southeast lies the larger crater Z ...

, 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 drains ...

, a valley in California *

Wilkins Ice Shelf Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William, and may refer to: People Given name: Wilkin * Wilkins (singer) (Germán Wilkins Vélez Ramírez, born 1953), Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer * Wilkin Castillo (born 1984), Dominican b ...

, an ice shelf located in Wilkins Sound * Wilkins Island, an Island in Antarctica *

Wilkins Peak Wilkins Peak is a small mountain located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, between the cities of Green River and Rock Springs. It is primarily used for radio and television station transmitters, but it also serves radio needs of the FAA, EMS, a ...

, 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. It separates Borden Island (to the north) from Brock Island (to the s ...

, 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 18th congressional district, the 43rd District of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and the ...

Structures

Glover Wilkins Lock The Glover Wilkins Lock (formerly named Lock B) is a lock of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is located close to Smithville, Mississippi Smithville is a town in Monroe County, Mississippi. The population was 509 at the 2020 census. Smithvi ...

, 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 Audi ...

, an arena in Minnesota *

Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge The Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is north of Rockville, Indiana. 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 Site map and Accompany ...

, an American historic bridge *

Wilkins Public School Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of 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. Petersha ...

, an Australian school *

Wilkins Runway Wilkins Runway 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 Huber ...

, an aerodrome in Antarctica

Business

Bishop Wilkins College {{redirect, Bishop Wilkins, the individual, John Wilkins Bishop Wilkins College No.58 is a Rosicrucian College of the SRIA meeting in Cheshire, within the Province of Western Counties and North Wales. College history The College was founded o ...

, a society in England *

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 Anglican clergyman, natural philo ...

, a series of lectures led by the Royal Society of London * Wilkin & Sons, an English manufacturer of preserves and associated products * Wilkins (plumbing), a plumbing parts machining company now owned by Jacuzzi * Wilkins Radio Network, a 40 station Christian radio service based in South Carolina * Wilkins Coffee, a Washington DC-based coffee company, best known for its commercials starring

the Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses ...