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Hopkin (male)

Derivative of:Hob (M) Robert (M)
Can be spelt:Hopcyn (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English and Welsh, from the mainly Welsh surname, itself derived from the nick-name Hob plus the diminutive suffix -kin.

Hob is a variant of Rob or Bob, short forms of Robert or Robin.
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