Kevin
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| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Kevin |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Origin: | Irish |
| Meaning: | Gentle Birth |
Kevin, Irish Caoimhín (old Irish Caoimhghín or Caemgen), is a male first name of Irish origin. It is believed that Saint Kevin was the one who popularized the name, although Kevin is not a biblical name. Kevin is believed to be derived from the Irish coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth".[1] Kevin is unrelated to the names Kelvin or Calvin.[2] "Kevin" is one of the top 100 baby names in France, Ireland, Sweden and the United States.[3]
People named Kevin
- Kevin Bacon (born 1958), American actor
- Kevin Costner (born 1955), American actor
- Kevin Doherty (born 1958), Canadian judoka
- Kevin Eastman (born 1962), American comic book artist
- Kevin Faulk (born 1976), American football player
- Kevin Bonno (born 1978), (Dancer/Actor/Rapper), Former husband of Britney Spears
- Kevin Garnett (born 1976), American basketball player
- Kevin Haskins (born 1960), drummer
- Kevin James (born 1965), actor.
- Kevin Johnson (born 1966), American basketball player
- Kevin Kline (born 1947), American actor.
- Kevin Martin (born 1983), American basketball player
- Kevin McHale (born 1957), American basketball player
- Kevin "Boo" McLee (born 1983), American football player
- Kevin McMahon (born 1972), American hammer thrower
- Kevin Mitnick (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted hacker.
- Kevin Nealon (born 1953), American actor
- Kevin Neufeld (born 1960), Canadian rower
- Kevin Ollie (born 1972), American basketball player
- Kevin Pollak (born 1957), actor
- Kevin Rose (born 1977), founder of Digg.
- Kevin Rudd, prime minister of Australia
- Kevin Smith (born 1970), actor
- Kevin Sorbo (born 1958), actor
- Kevin Spacey (born 1959), actor
- Kevin Ray Underwood (born 1979), American pedophile, rapist, murderer, and suspected cannibal
- Kevin Warwick (born 1954), cybernetics professor at the University of Reading.
References
- Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kevin
- Behind the Name: Search Results
- Behind the Name: Search Results
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Kevin". Image Credit.
