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View Name: Kevin


KEVIN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
PRONOUNCED: KEV-in (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Kevyn (English), Caoimhín, Cóemgein, Kevan (Irish)
DIMINUTIVE: Kev (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Cefin (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  ranked #67 
Canada (BC)  ranked #97 
Australia (NSW)  - 
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Belgium  - 
Catalonia  ranked #96 
Chile  ranked #34 
France  ranked #122 
Hungary  ranked #37 
Ireland  ranked #67 
Netherlands  ranked #123 
Northern Ireland  - 
Norway  ranked #62 
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Sweden  ranked #38 



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