What is "dakin"

n. (surname: from=given names)

Dakin may refer to:

• Dakin (surname)
• Dakin (Firstname)
• Dakin of Sennar (1568–1585/6), Sudanese ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar

• Dakin, Iran, village in Tehran Province, Iran
• Dakin, a locality in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada
• Dakin Island, Western Australia; see List of islands in the Houtman Abrolhos

• Dakin (company), American manufacturer of stuffed animal toys
• Dakin Building, office building in Brisbane, California, United States
• Dakin reaction, chemical reaction of phenolic aldehydes (or ketones) with hydrogen peroxide
• Dakin-West reaction, chemical reaction that transforms an amino-acid into an amino-ketone using an acid anhydride and a base

• Dakins (disambiguation)

Dakin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alec Naylor Dakin (born 1912), Cryptographer at Hut 4, Bletchley park , Egyptologist and schoolmaster
• Christine Dakin (born 1949), American dancer, teacher and director
• Glenn Dakin (born 1960), British cartoonist and author
• Henry Drysdale Dakin (1880–1952), English chemist
• Henry H. Dakin (1870–1956), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
• James H. Dakin (1806–1852), American architect
• Janet Wilder Dakin (1910–1994), American philanthropist and zoologist
• Jonathan Dakin (born 1973), English cricketer
• Michael Dakin (born 1933), retired Royal New Zealand Artillery officer, Vietnam veteran and management consultant
• Nic Dakin (born 1955), British politician
• Tim Dakin (born 1958), Bishop of Winchester, England
• William John Dakin (1883–1950), British-Australian biologist