Where does “Hotchkiss” come from?
Hotchkiss is a variant of Hodgkins, derived from the English personal name Hodge, itself a diminutive of Roger, from Old French Rogier and Latin Rogerius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayso-.
Hotchkiss (English): A place name
Definitions
- A place name
Ancestry of “Hotchkiss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hodgkins | named after Jefferson Hodgkins |
| 2 | English | Hodgkin | — |
| 3 | English | Roger | dialectal nickname for the Devil |
| 4 | Spanish | Rodríguez | son of Rodrigo |
| 5 | Spanish | -ez | A suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix... |
| 6 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 7 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |