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Kevin

A male given name from Irish.

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Kevin at a glance

Origin
Irish
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈkɛvɪn/, /ˈkɛvən/

Etymology

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Kevin mean?

A male given name from Irish.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).