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[ 2 syll. ke-vin, kev-in ] The boy name Kevin is pronounced as KEHVIHN †. Kevin is used predominantly in the English, German, and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. Derived from the elements 'caomh' meaning fair, comely, gentle ; 'coim' meaning kind, gentle. Coemgen (Old Irish) is an old form of Kevin. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Caoimhín or Caoimhínn, which are originally bynames from the element 'caomh' (fair, comely, gentle), with the meaning 'fair at birth'. The name was borne by the 7th century Saint Kevin of Glendalough, the patron saint of Dublin. The name Caoimhe (Irish and Scottish) is the female version of Kevin. Kevin has 15 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants used in English include Kev, Kevan (used in Dutch too), Kevon, Kevvy, and Tevin (used in Scottish too). The variant spellings Cevin, Keven, and Kevyn are other English forms. Foreign variants of Kevin include Caoimhin (Irish), Keve, Keveon, Kevinn, Kevn, Keyvan, and Kyven. See also the related form, Jevin (English). Kevin is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1920s up to the 1960s. At the peak of its usage in 1965, 1.487% of baby boys were given the name Kevin. It ranked at #13 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.451% and its ranking #40, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. The name Kevin has mostly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1983, the name Kevin was given to 115 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Kevin include Kevinn, Kevyn (English), Kauffman, Kaufman, Kaufmann, Kavan, Kaven, Kavin, Kevan (Dutch and English), Keven (English), Kevon (English), Kyven, Cavan (Irish), Kapono (Hawaiian), Kavanagh, Kavanaugh, Kepano (Hawaiian), Keveon, Kevn, and Keyvan. Details of famous persons named Kevin:
† Pronunciation for Kevin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
