HOPKIN

Hopkin: translation

Hopkin m

English and Welsh: transferred use of the surname, now found mainly in Wales. It is derived from a medieval given name, a pet form (with the hypocoristic suffix -kin) of Hob, which is a short form of ROBERT (SEE Robert) that probably had its origin through English mishearing of the Norman pronunciation of R-.

Variant: Hopcyn (a Welsh spelling).