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'''Kevin''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''[[Caoimhin|Caoimhín]]'' /qi:βʲi:nʲ/, [[Middle Irish]]: ''Caoimhghín'' /qə̃iβʲjinʲ/, [[Old Irish]]: ''Cóemgein'' /qoiβjin/, [[Latinised form]]: ''Coemgenus'') is a male [[first name]] of [[Irish language|Irish]] origin. It is believed that [[Kevin of Glendalough|Saint Kevin]] was the one who popularized the name, although Kevin is not a [[bible|biblical]] name. Caoimhghín derives from the Irish ''caomh'' (Old Irish ''cóem'') "kind, honest, handsome" and ''-gin'' (Old Irish ''gein'') "birth". Kevin is unrelated to the names [[Kelvin (given name)|Kelvin]] or [[Calvin (name)|Calvin]]. "Kevin" is one of the top 100 male baby names in [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[France]], [[Hungary]], [[Ireland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Norway]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United States]].<ref name="Popularity">[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=kevin Behind the Name: Search Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It can also be spelled Kevyn, Keven, Kevan, or Kévin.
'''Kevin''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''[[Caoimhin|Caoimhín]]'' /qi:βʲi:nʲ/, [[Middle Irish]]: ''Caoimhghín'' /qə̃iβʲjinʲ/, [[Old Irish]]: ''Cóemgein'' /qoiβjin/, [[Latinised form]]: ''Coemgenus'') is a male [[first name]] of [[Irish language|Irish]] origin. It is believed that [[Kevin of Glendalough|Saint Kevin]] was the one who popularized the name, although Kevin is not a [[bible|biblical]] name. Caoimhghín derives from the Irish ''caomh'' (Old Irish ''cóem'') "kind, honest, handsome" and ''-gin'' (Old Irish ''gein'') "birth". Kevin is unrelated to the names [[Kelvin (given name)|Kelvin]] or [[Calvin (name)|Calvin]]. "Kevin" is one of the top 100 male baby names in [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[France]], [[Hungary]], [[Ireland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Norway]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United States]].<ref name="Popularity">[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=kevin Behind the Name: Search Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It can also be spelled Kevyn, Keven, Kevan, or Kévin.


In the [[United Kingdom]], its popularity peaked during the 1950s and 1960s, when it was frequently among the 20 most popular male first names, but by the 1990s it had fallen out of the top 100.<ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kevin.htm]</ref>
In the [[United Kingdom]], its popularity peaked during the 1950s and 1960s, when it was frequently among the 20 most popular male first names, but by the 1990s it had fallen out of the top 100.<ref>http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kevin.htm</ref>


The female version of ''[[Caoimhin|Caoimhín]]'' (Kevin) is ''[[Caoimhe]]'' (anglicised as ''Kiva'' or ''Keva'').
The female version of ''[[Caoimhin|Caoimhín]]'' (Kevin) is ''[[Caoimhe]]'' (anglicised as ''Kiva'' or ''Keva'').

Revision as of 16:51, 13 July 2012

For other uses, see Kevin (disambiguation).
Kevin
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameIrish
MeaningGentle birth
Other names
Related namesKev

Kevin (Irish: Caoimhín /qi:βʲi:nʲ/, Middle Irish: Caoimhghín /qə̃iβʲjinʲ/, Old Irish: Cóemgein /qoiβjin/, Latinised form: Coemgenus) is a male first name of Irish origin. It is believed that Saint Kevin was the one who popularized the name, although Kevin is not a biblical name. Caoimhghín derives from the Irish caomh (Old Irish cóem) "kind, honest, handsome" and -gin (Old Irish gein) "birth". Kevin is unrelated to the names Kelvin or Calvin. "Kevin" is one of the top 100 male baby names in Canada, Chile, France, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United States.[1] It can also be spelled Kevyn, Keven, Kevan, or Kévin.

In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1950s and 1960s, when it was frequently among the 20 most popular male first names, but by the 1990s it had fallen out of the top 100.[2]

The female version of Caoimhín (Kevin) is Caoimhe (anglicised as Kiva or Keva).

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See also

References

  1. ^ Behind the Name: Search Results
  2. ^ http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kevin.htm
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