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Kevinismus
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German
de
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Etymology
From de Kevin -ismus, the former being chosen as a prototypical example of such a name. de Kevin was indeed one of the earliest English names to be widely chosen by German parents, it having been popularized by footballer Kevin Keegan.
Pronunciation
de /kɛviˈnɪsmʊs/
de De-Kevinismus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɪsmʊs 4
Noun
m
de usually uncountable chiefly humorous Kevinism, the social phenomenon that the working and uneducated classes tend to prefer foreign, especially English, given names, which has led to generally low prestige of these names in German-speaking Europe (in contrast to the usually high prestige of the English language)
de countable an instance of such naming
Declension
m
Synonyms
de Chantalismus
Antonyms
de Emilismus