Kevin

For other uses, see Kevin (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kelvin (given name).

Kevin
Gendermasculine
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Word/nameCaoimhín
Meaningof noble birth
Other names
Variant form(s)Caoimhín, Kevan, Kevyn

Kevin (/ˈkɛvɪn/) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coemgenus). It is composed of caomh "dear; noble";[1] Old Irish cóem and -gin ("birth"; Old Irish gein).[2]

The variant Kevan is anglicised from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form.[3] The feminine version of the name is Caoimhe (anglicised as Keeva or Kweeva).

  1. ^ "cáem". Irish Language Dictionary. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "gein". Irish Language Dictionary. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin".