Kevin

Kevin \ke-vin, kev-in\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kevin is pronounced as KEHVihN (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Kevin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" List of Famous Persons - 6 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 7 names

What is the origin of Kevin?

Kevin is used predominantly in the English, Gaelic, 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 meaning of Caoimhe (English, Irish, and Scottish) is the female version of Kevin. The name Kevin is used to a great extent; it has 38 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English Cavan pronounciation, Kaiven definition, Kavan definition, Keaven pronounciation, Keevon name variations, Keivan name popularity, Kev definition, Kevan pronounciation (used in Dutch too), name Keve, Keveen definition, nicknames for Keveon, meaning of Keverne, meaning of Kevian, baby name Kevien, what does the name Kevinn mean, Kevins meaning, Kevion meaning and origin, Kevis meaning and origin, nicknames for Kevn, Kevon name popularity, what does the name Kevonne mean, baby name Kevran, Kevren name variations, name Kevrin meaning, Kevron name variations, Kevrun pronounciation, Kevryn name popularity, nicknames for Kevvy, nicknames for Kewan, nicknames for Keyvan, meaning of Keyvon, Kivon pronounciation, Kyven definition, and name Tevin origin. The variant spellings Cevin name popularity, what does the name Keven mean, and Kevyn definition are other English forms. A variant of Kevin in other languages is Caoimhin name (Irish). See also the related forms, name Jevin origin (English) and Tevin definition. Kevin is 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 2010, its usage was 0.358% and its ranking #58, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. The name Kevin has mostly been a baby 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 baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Kevin:

• Actor Kevin Bacon, born 8 July 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Actor Kevin Costner, born 18 January 1955, Los Angeles, California
• Actor Kevin Sorbo, born 24 September 1958, Mound, Minnesota
• Actor Kevin Spacy, born 26 July 1959, South Orange, New Jersey
• Filmmaker Kevin Smith, born Kevin Patrick Smith, 2 August 1970, Red Bank, New Jersey
• Singer Kevin Federline, born 21 March 1978, Fresno, California.

List of baby names Kevin:

name Kevinn meaning, name Kevyn (English), name Kaiven origin (English), Kauffman meaning and origin, Kauffmann definition, meaning of Kaufman, Kaufmann name, what does the name Kavan mean, Kaven meaning, Kavien name, nicknames for Kavin, name Kavon meaning (English), name Kavun meaning, Kavyn name, meaning of Kayvan, Kayven meaning of name, short names for Kayvin, name Kayvon, Kayvun meaning of name, and short names for Kayvyn.

The baby name Kevin fun facts:

The name Kevin in reverse order is "Nivek".

The numerological value of the name Kevin is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Kevin?

Kevin is in the top names in USA.