"Kevin" meaning in English

See Kevin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛvɪn/, /ˈkɛvən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kevin.wav Forms: Kevins [plural]
enPR: kĕ'vĭn, kĕ'vən Rhymes: -ɛvɪn, -ɛvən Etymology: Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|en|ga|Caoimhghin}} Irish Caoimhghin, {{der|en|sga|Cóemgen|lit=dear birth/person}} Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Kevin (plural Kevins)
  1. A male given name from Irish. Translations (male given name): كِيفِن (kīfin) [masculine] (Arabic), Kevin (Breton), Kevin [masculine] (Catalan), 奇雲 /奇云 (kei⁴ wan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 凱文 /凯文 (Kǎiwén) (Chinese Mandarin), Kevin (Dutch), Kevin (French), Kévin (French), კევინ (ḳevin) (Georgian), Kevin (German), Κέβιν (Kévin) (Greek), Κεβίνος (Kevínos) (Greek), קווין (Hebrew), कैविन (kaivin) (Hindi), Caoimhín [masculine] (Irish), ケヴィン (Kevin) (Japanese), ケビン (Kebin) (Japanese), 케빈 (Kebin) (Korean), Coemgenus [masculine] (Latin), کوین (Kevin) (Persian), Kevin [masculine] (Portuguese), Ке́вин (Kévin) [masculine] (Russian), Kevin (Spanish), เควิน (kay-win) (Thai), Ке́він (Kévin) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Kevin (Vietnamese), Ke-vin (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Kevin-en-name-4FOS94Ik Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 96 4
  2. (British, derogatory, slang) A working-class male. Tags: British, derogatory, slang Synonyms: Kev Related terms (pet form): Kev
    Sense id: en-Kevin-en-name-7kaFS5mK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 26 50 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 58 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'pet form': 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Kevo, Kevinito, Kevvy, Kevy, Sharon

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Breton translations",
    "Terms with Cantonese translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
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        "borrowed"
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    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Kevin"
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    {
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Kevin"
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      "name": "root"
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      "name": "der"
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      "sense": "pet form",
      "word": "Kev"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kevo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kevinito"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kevvy"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kevy"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sharon"
    }
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            [
              15,
              20
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          "ref": "2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, quoting David Hogg, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN:",
          "text": "“My message to Kevin McCarthy is, take all of her committee assignments away … also, don’t support her when she runs for re-election again and try to get her primaried. If you say this is not your party, actually call it out and hold her accountable,” Hogg told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.”",
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        "A working-class male."
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        "(British, derogatory, slang) A working-class male."
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛvɪn/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kĕ'vən"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛvən/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛvɪn"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "kīfin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كِيفِن"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kevin"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "kei⁴ wan⁴",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "奇雲 /奇云"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Kǎiwén",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "凱文 /凯文"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kévin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "ḳevin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "კევინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Kévin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Κέβιν"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Kevínos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Κεβίνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "קווין"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "kaivin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "कैविन"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Caoimhín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "Kevin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ケヴィン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "Kebin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ケビン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "Kebin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "케빈"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Coemgenus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "Kevin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "کوین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Kévin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́вин"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "kay-win",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "เควิน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "Kévin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́він"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kevin"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ke-vin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kevin"
}

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