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Marvin

A male given name from Welsh.

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Marvin at a glance

Origin
Welsh
Root meaning
“Mervyn”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈmɑː.vɪn/, /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/

Etymology

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

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

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What does the name Marvin mean?

A male given name from Welsh. Its root means "Mervyn".

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).