Kelvin

Significat (Anglès)

Name

1. A river which flows through East Dunbartonshire council area and Glasgow council area, Scotland, to the River Clyde.
2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rather rare usage.

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of kelvin

Sinònims

William Thompson

First Baron Kelvin

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Kelvin temperature

degree Kelvin

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɛlvɪn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: calfhirde

In summary

Of Celtic/Scottish Gaelic origin, possibly from caol (“narrow”) or coille (“wooded”) + abhainn (“river”). The surname is derived from the river.
The surname was also possibly influenced by Calvert (Middle English calfhirde).