Kelvin

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Hevwate

William Thompson

First Baron Kelvin

K

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Kelvin temperature

degree Kelvin

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈkɛlvɪn/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Middle English: 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).