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Jankin (M)>

Jankin (male)

Derivative(s):Jenkin (M) Siencyn (M)
Derivative of:Jan (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

A medieval forename developed from Jan [q.v.], by the addition of diminutive suffix -kin. The surname, and hence the forename, Jenkin came from Jankin .