Comments for ALVIN:

The German version of the name is "Albwin", though it's not very common.

-- Evaria  8/9/2005

A famous bearer of this name was Alvin C. York, a Christian sergeant from the hills of Tennessee who served during the Great War (WWI). This character was played by Gary Cooper in the 1941 film "Sergeant York."

-- Anonymous User  11/26/2005

I always think of "Alvin and the Chipmunks."

-- breakofday  12/9/2005

The name Elfwine, from which Alvin and Elvin are formed, was the name of Eomer's son in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".

-- Arowen Half-Elven  1/12/2006

This was the middle name of Joey from Full House.

-- claraelizabethann  4/19/2006

Can you imagine the fun of having a son named Alvin and needing to call him into the house? You wouldn't be able to resist doing like Dave Seville did: "Alvin? Alvin. Allll-Vinnnnn!"

-- Starla Roxanne  9/12/2006

Also a Celtic/Gaelic word literally translating to "elf friend." (Friend of the elves.)

-- ong_elvin  4/3/2007

There is nothing Celtic/Gaelic about this name and it couldn't possibly mean 'Friend of the Elves' in that context because Elves are from Germanic mythology not Celtic.

-- Anonymous User  5/7/2007

Rapper Alvin Joiner IV bears this name but is better known as his stage name Xzibit.

-- Luangi  4/8/2007

Alvin is Germanic origin (adal+wine). It means "noble friend".

-- Maggie_Simpson  9/17/2007

The name sounds very old-fashioned and a bit geeky, and it even has a rather embarrassing meaning. The guy could go by Al, but he'd be ashamed to admit it's short for Alvin, not Albert. Albert is another old-fashioned and geeky name, but it sounds a bit more common.

-- slight night shiver  5/15/2008

I've known 2 guys named Alvin. Both of them were often teased about the Alvin, Simon, & Theodore of the chipmunks.

-- RooRoo  9/5/2008

It's the name that the famous English rock guitarist and singer Alvin Lee chose instead of his birth name Graham.

-- Beberlechien  5/14/2009

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