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Marvin
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Mervin Mervine Mirfin
Etymology
From en cy Merfyn Mervyn, probably from cy mêr marrow + cy myn eminent.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɑː.vɪn/ RP
en /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/ GA
en ɑː(ɹ)vɪn 2
Proper noun
en male Welsh.
en 1979 Douglas Adams The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Chapter 11 "Thank you the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation," said Marvin and trudged desolately up the gleaming curved corridor that stretched out before them. "Let's build robots with Genuine People personalities, they said. So they tried out with me. I'm a personality prototype. You can tell can't you?"
en Welsh.
en place c/USA:
en ucomm co/Morgan County s/Missouri.
en village co/Union County s/North Carolina.
en small town co/Grant County s/South Dakota.
See also
en Hank Marvin
References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
en aimnrv varmin
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Marvin, from ceb cy Merfyn Mervyn, probably from cy mer marrow + cy myn eminent.
Pronunciation
ceb Mar vin
Noun
ceb noun
ceb male Welsh
Quotations
ceb
German
Alternative forms
de Marwin
Etymology
de en Marvin in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaʁvɪn/
de De-Marvin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male Marvin