How Do You Spell JENKINSON?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɛŋkɪnsən] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "Jenkinson" is phonetically represented as /dʒɛnkɪnsən/. The initial sound (represented by /dʒ/) is a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, which is a combination of a plosive and a fricative. The next sound /ɛ/ is a short, open-mid vowel sound. The following sound /nk/ is a combination of a voiced velar nasal and a voiceless velar plosive. The final sound /sən/ is represented by a voiced alveolar fricative and an unstressed schwa sound.

Etymology of JENKINSON

The word "Jenkinson" is a surname of English origin. It is derived from the given name "John", which comes from the Hebrew name "Yochanan" meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The suffix "-son" indicates "son of", so "Jenkinson" originally meant "son of John". The name "Jenkinson" is a patronymic surname, commonly used in medieval England to identify a person by their father's name. Over time, it became a hereditary family name.

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