noun

• An English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
• A placename
• A number of places in the United States:
• Former name of Soda Springs, Nevada County, California.
• A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
• A township and village therein, in Allegan County, Michigan.
• A suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
• A minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri.
• A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
• A coastal village in eastern Belize.
• Ellipsis of Hopkins County. [One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Madisonville. Named after Samuel Hopkins.]