Wilkins
Wilkins is a surname of English origin, meaning "son of Wilkin"—a diminutive of William.
It appears across various fields: the physicist Maurice Wilkins contributed to discovering DNA's structure; Roy Wilkins led the NAACP.
Like many surnames, it occasionally serves as a given name.
Learned, studious person
- professorSenior university teacher
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- universityHigher education institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · peer-reviewed · journal · tenure · bibliography · monograph · seminar · lecture
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- familyRelated people together
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
clan · patronymic · kinship · descent · bloodline · forebears · pedigree · ancestors
Stored historical documents
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- eraDistinct historical period
heritage · legacy · antiquarian · manuscript · biography · memorial · commemoration · namesake
scholar
Learned, studious person
- professorSenior university teacher
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- universityHigher education institution
thesis · dissertation · peer-reviewed · journal · tenure · bibliography · monograph · seminar · lecture · colloquium
genealogy
Study of family descent
heritage · clan · patronymic · kinship · descent · bloodline · forebears · pedigree · ancestors · relatives
archives
Stored historical documents
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- documentaryFactual film about reality
era · heritage · legacy · antiquarian · manuscript · biography · memorial · commemoration · namesake