How to pronounce Hopkins?

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Pronunciation of Hopkins in Hereford, United Kingdom

H-OH-p-Kins- as in "pot" and "tins"


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Mainly Welsh now, however has Germanic origins.

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Hopkin, Hopkinson, Hopkings

Meaning:

renowned-fame; Son of Hob (or "Son of Robert"; a direct translation from the old English version, Hobbe-kyn (source- Wikipedia)

Additional Information:

Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". It derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from "Hob" to "Robert". The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Oibicin. The name increased in popularity in, and became associated with, Wales around the 17th century. The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.

(wikipedia)


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Pronunciation of Hopkins in US

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The American pronunciation of Hopkins is

haap·kinz  

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
z sounds like the 'z' in 'zen'


Hindi/Devanagari transliteration:

The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Hopkins' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is


हाप्किन्ज़



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Pronunciation of Hopkins in US

Hopkins is pronounced as

h AH p k ih n z

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
z sounds like the 'z' in 'zen'


Hopkins is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ h AH p k ih n z ]

h AH p k ih n z
hat car pet key it no zen

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Pronunciation of Hopkins

Hopkins is pronounced as

Lund


Hopkins is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Lund ]

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Pronunciation of Hopkins

Hop Kins


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Pronunciation of Hopkins

The great North plain of India the hwang hoplains
In China and the nail Delta plain are the example of important plains of the world


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Similar sounding names


  • Habibganj
  • Hipkins
  • Haffijunnisa