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[Facts] Re: Waht does my last name mean?
by
kynaston
(guest)
4/6/2005, 10:35 AM
in reply to
a message by Nicole Atkins
Atkins is an English double diminutive surname derived from the first name
Adam
. (Ade - short form of
Adam
+ -kin - a diminutive suffix.)
So basically it means "little Ade (
Adam
)".
I hope this helps :)
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