Kevin

Kévin English Etymology en ine-pro *ǵenh₁- Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from en ga Caoimhghin or ga Caoimhín, from en sga Cóemgen dear birth/person. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. Pronunciation kĕ'vĭn, en /ˈkɛvɪn/, kĕ'vən, en /ˈkɛvən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kevin.wav Southern England en ɛvɪn ɛvən 2 Proper noun s en male Irish. en Chandelis Duster Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/politics/david-hogg-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnntv/index.html 2021-01-28 w:David Hogg “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.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260214230807/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/politics/david-hogg-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnntv/index.html 14 February 2026 en British pejorative slang A working-class male. en Kev Quotations en 1990 Ruth Rendell Going Wrong 0091743001 157 "Guy," he said. He said it slowly and with a certain puzzlement. He said it again, thoughtfully, as if it were a name of someone he had known long ago but couldn't quite place. "Guy. Yes - don't you find it difficult being called that? I mean, if Nora hadn't said, I'd have put you down as a Kevin, or a Barry. Yes, Barry would suit you."He looked like an innocent child, smiling, wide-eyed, his cheeks plump and rosy, defying the object of his insults to take offence. en 1996 Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes Harper Collins Publishers. 000649840X 203 They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called, Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door. Derived terms en Kevinism Related terms pet form Kev, Kevo, Kevinito, Kevvy, Kevy Descendants br Kevin 1 ceb Kevin 1 zh 凱文 1 Kǎiwén da Kevin 1 nl Kevin 1 et Kevin 1 fr Kevin Kévin 1 m fr Kevine f de Kevin 1 lt Kevinas 1 no Kevin 1 pl Kewin 1 pt Kevin 1 es Kevin 1 sv Kevin 1 tl Kevin 1 Translations male given name Arabic: ar كِيفِن m Breton: br Kevin Catalan: ca Kevin m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 奇雲 kei4 wan4 Mandarin: cmn 凱文 Kǎiwén Dutch: nl Kevin French: fr Kevin, fr Kévin Georgian: ka კევინ German: de Kevin Greek: el Κέβιν, el Κεβίνος Hebrew: he קווין Hindi: hi कैविन Irish: ga Caoimhín m Japanese: ja ケヴィン Kevin, ja ケビン Kebin Korean: ko ^케빈 Latin: la Coemgenus m Persian: fa کوین Kevin Portuguese: pt Kevin m Russian: ru Ке́вин m Spanish: es Kevin Thai: th เควิน kay-win Ukrainian: uk Ке́він m Vietnamese: vi Kevin, vi Ke-vin See also en Sharon Anagrams en eiknv knive Albanian Proper noun m sq male Declension Breton Proper noun m br male References , page 63 Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Kevin, from ceb ga Caoimhghin or ga Caoimhín, from ceb sga Cóemgen comely birth. Pronunciation ceb Ke vin Noun ceb noun ceb male English Danish Etymology Recently borrowed from da en Kevin. Proper noun da proper noun da male Estonian Etymology Recently borrowed from et en Kevin. Proper noun et proper noun et male French Alternative forms fr Kévin Keven Kevyn Keveen Etymology Recently borrowed from fr en Kevin. Pronunciation kévine fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Kevin.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Proper noun m fr male; fr Kevine Usage notes The name Kevin has come to be an undesirable name after its period of popularity in the 1990s. It has come to represent lower-class low-intellect uncouth boorish behaviour. Lauren Collins How Kevins Got A Bad Rap In France https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-kevins-got-a-bad-rap-in-france The New Yorker New York City Condé Nast 9 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20260827122552/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-kevins-got-a-bad-rap-in-france 27 August 2026 Coordinate terms fr Kevine (f) Noun m fr slang France A boorish lower-class person of low intellect Synonyms fr beauf References German Etymology de en Kevin. First popularised in the late 1970s after footballer Kevin Keegan, who played for Hamburger SV from 1977 to 1980. Pronunciation de /ˈkɛ.vɪn/ de De-Kevin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,,s de male Usage notes In recent decades, de Kevin has become rather stigmatised in German-speaking Europe as a name typical of the uneducated classes. To a lesser degree the same is also true of other English given names (an interesting contrast to the otherwise high prestige of the English language). Derived terms de Kevinismus Norwegian Etymology Recently borrowed from no en Kevin. Proper noun no proper noun no male Portuguese Etymology pt :ubor en:Kevin + 1 Pronunciation Kévin Quévine Proper noun m pt male Kevin English Derived terms pt Kevinho Spanish Etymology es :bor en:Kevin + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m es male Kevin English Swedish Etymology Recently borrowed from sv en Kevin. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kevin.wav sv Proper noun c sv male Anagrams sv eiknv Viken viken