Halkin

Meanings

1. A surname
2. A surname from Middle English
3. A surname from Welsh
4. A masculine surname from Slavic, variant of Galkin; feminine: Halkina
5. A surname from Slavic [in turn from animals] or from Ukrainian or Belarussian; (animal: галка (halka) (jackdaw))
6. A surname from Slavic [in turn originating as a matronymic, in turn transferred from the given name, in turn from Ancient Greek]; (given name: Галька (Galʹka) and Галина (Galina))

Etymology

* Hal + -kin: Middle English Halkin, variant of Hawkin, from Henry (“Hal”). * From Slavic (masculine: Belarusian Галкин (Halkin) or Ukrainian Галкин (Halkyn)), feminine: Галкина * From Welsh Helygain