Kevin

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. (British, derogatory, slang) A working-class male.

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛvɪn/
Etymology

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

Related words

Kevin

Kewin

Coemgenus

Kevin

San Kevin

Kevin de Glendalough

Święty Kevin

كِيفِن

Saint Kevin

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