Meaning and background
The story behind Wilkinson
Wilkinson is an English patronymic surname meaning 'son of Wilkin'. Wilkin was a medieval pet form of William, so the family-name construction has two historical stages rather than being a simple modern compound. A dog called Wilkinson may have been named for a person, a family or simply the surname's sound; none of those motives can be inferred from spelling. The formal three-syllable shape readily shortens to Wilk.
- Origin
- English patronymic surname “son of Wilkin”, Wilkin being a pet form of William. Source
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About Wilkinson
Recorded as a dog’s name
Wilkinson appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/wɪlkənsən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/wɪlkənsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 L K AH0 N S AH0 N
/wɪlkɪnsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 L K IH0 N S AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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