Calvin

calvin English Etymology Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a fr chauve bald person. Pronunciation en /ˈkælvɪn/ en En-us-Calvin.oga US en ælvɪn 2 Proper noun en proper nouns en French,Spanish notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian. en chiefly US en male surnames. en 1985 w:Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale w:Back to the Future Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh… Why do you keep calling me Calvin?Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear. en-GB Oliver Wainwright ‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them w:The Guardian 2025-06-11 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/11/made-for-sex-hedonistic-party-palaces-new-york-fire-island-horace-gifford 0261-3077 As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes. https://web.archive.org/web/20250825101459/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/11/made-for-sex-hedonistic-party-palaces-new-york-fire-island-horace-gifford Derived terms en Calvin cycle Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle Calvinball Calvinian Calvinise Calvinism Calvinist Calvinistic Calvinize Translations surname Afrikaans: af Calvyn Armenian: hy Կալվին Chinese: Cantonese: yue 加爾文 gaa1 ji5 man4 Mandarin: cmn 加爾文 Jiā'ěrwén, cmn 卡爾文 Czech: cs Kalvín m Dutch: nl Calvijn French: fr Calvin Middle French: frm Cauvin Galician: gl Calviño German: de Calvin Italian: it Calvino Latin: la Calvinus Polish: pl Kalwin Portuguese: pt Calvino m Russian: ru Кальви́н Spanish: es Calvino male given name Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 卡爾文 Greek: el Καλβίνος m Anagrams en acilnv Clavin Valcin Vancil en Individuals