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Annakin

Annakin Name Meaning
From the Middle English female personal name *Annikin a plausible but unrecorded pet form of Anis (compare Agnes Annis ).perhaps a variant of Hankin with loss of initial H- and insertion of the link vowel -i- or -a-.
Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
Similar surnames:
Annan, Annin, Hannafin, Hankin, Makin, Mannan, Anania, Annis, Ansari
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

 

Plot No. #1

George ANNAKIN
Eleanor ANNAKIN		 
 
George ANNAKIN Plot 702 - click for full size image
George ANNAKIN Plot 702

 
 

Inscription

 
 

Sacred
To The Memory
Of
Eleanor Annakin
Died
March 17. 1937
Also Of
George
Husband Of
The Above
Died
February 26 1940

 
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Plot No.NameBurial DateAge
702Eleanor ANNAKIN20/03/3764
702George ANNAKIN29/02/4066
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Annakin

Annakin Name Meaning
From the Middle English female personal name *Annikin a plausible but unrecorded pet form of Anis (compare Agnes Annis ).perhaps a variant of Hankin with loss of initial H- and insertion of the link vowel -i- or -a-.
Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
Similar surnames:
Annan, Annin, Hannafin, Hankin, Makin, Mannan, Anania, Annis, Ansari
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts