Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. KEHL-vin  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the name of a Scottish river, perhaps meaning "narrow water". As a title it was borne by the Irish-Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), who acquired his title from the river.

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Entry updated February 28, 2019