"Calvin" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkælvɪn/ Audio: En-us-Calvin.oga [US]
Rhymes: -ælvɪn Etymology: Latinization of Middle French Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|Cauvin}} Middle French Cauvin, {{m|fr|chauve|gloss=bald}} chauve (“bald”) Head templates: {{head|en|proper nouns}} Calvin
  1. A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian. Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, Calvin cycle, Calvinism
    Sense id: en-Calvin-en-name-GAjcoWoD Disambiguation of Individuals: 56 44 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46
  2. (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: US Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): 卡爾文 (Chinese Mandarin), 卡尔文 (Kǎ'ěrwén) (Chinese Mandarin) Translations (surname): Calvyn (Afrikaans), Կալվին (Kalvin) (Armenian), 加爾文 (Chinese Cantonese), 加尔文 (gaa¹ ji⁵ man⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 加爾文 (Chinese Mandarin), 加尔文 (Jiā'ěrwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 卡爾文 (Chinese Mandarin), 卡尔文 (Kǎ'ěrwén) (Chinese Mandarin), Calvijn (Dutch), Calvin (French), Calviño (Galician), Calvin (German), Calvino (Italian), Calvinus (Latin), Cauvin (Middle French), Kalwin (Polish), Calvino [masculine] (Portuguese), Кальви́н (Kalʹvín) (Russian), Calvino (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Calvin-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'surname': 27 73

Inflected forms

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