Kevin Meaning

What does Kevin mean?

The name Kevin is of Irish and Gaelic origin.

The meaning of Kevin is "kind, gentle, comely (handsome, beautiful) at birth".

Kevin is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ke-vin.

The Given Name Kevin

Kevin is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Caoimhin from the Old Irish Coemgein. It is derived from the Irish elements caomh (coem) meaning "kind, gentle, comely" and gin (gein) meaning "birth".

It was the name of a 7th century saint who is a patron saint of Dublin.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Kevin Bacon, and Kevin Costner.

Kevin Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 125 in baby name popularity for boys with 3,124 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 101 in baby name popularity for boys with 3,818 occurrences. It ranked 11,133 in baby name popularity for girls with 9 occurrences.

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Kevin Related Names

Kevin is a form of Caoimhin.

Variants of the name Kevin include Kevan, Keven, Keveon, Kevion, Kevon, Kevron, Kevyn.

The names Cefin, Keva, Kevina are all forms of Kevin.

Famous Kevins

Kevin ~ Saint
Kevin Bacon ~ Actor
Kevin Costner ~ Actor
Kevin Doyle ~ Actor
Kevin Durant ~ Basketball Player
Kevin Hart ~ Actor
Kevin James ~ Actor
Kevin Jonas ~ Actor, Pop Musician
Kevin Kline ~ Actor
Kevin Love ~ Basketball Player
Kevin Magnussen ~ Driver
Kevin McHale ~ Basketball Player
Kevin McKidd ~ Actor
Kevin McNally ~ Actor
Kevin Pollak ~ Actor
Kevin Rahm ~ Actor
Kevin Rudd ~ Australian Prime Minister (2007-2010)
Kevin Smith ~ Actor
Kevin Spacey ~ Actor
Kevin Weisman ~ Actor
Kevin Whately ~ Actor
Kevin Zegers ~ Actor

Kevin Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Kevin.

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Kevin Name Fun

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