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Wiktionary

  1. Kevinnoun

    A male given name. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

  2. Kevinnoun

    A working-class male.

  3. Etymology: Name of an Irish seventh century saint, from Caoimhghín or Caoimhín, from Cóemgein, "comely birth".

Wikipedia

  1. Kevin

    Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín (Modern Irish: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coemgenus). It is composed of caomh "dear; noble"; Old Irish cóem and -gin ("birth"; Old Irish gein).The variant Kevan is anglicized from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form. The feminine version of the name is Caoimhe (anglicised as Keeva or Kweeva).

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  1. Kevin

    Kevin is a male given name of Irish origin. It is derived from the Irish name Caoimhín, meaning "handsome" or "gentle" in Irish Gaelic. It is a popular name in English-speaking countries and is often used to refer to someone with a strong and attractive personality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kevinnoun

    the gazelle

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KEVIN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kevin is ranked #57781 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kevin surname appeared 352 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kevin.

    72.7% or 256 total occurrences were White.
    11.3% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
    9.6% or 34 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.5% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.7% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Kevin' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4233

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Kevin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2401

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Kevin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Kevin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Kevin in a Sentence

  1. Shifty Schiff:

    My Republican colleagues, finding My Republican colleagues lack the courage to stand up to this unethical President, have consoled My Republican colleagues by attacking those who do and that's a sad reality but it is where White House is, kevin McCarthy will do whatever President Donald Trump asked President Donald Trump to do. Kevin McCarthy'll merely ask how high Kevin McCarthy wants Kevin McCarthy to jump and then Kevin McCarthy will jump.

  2. Kevin McCarthy:

    This week will mark one year from the riots at Our Capitol. As we have said from the start, the actions of that day were lawless and as wrong as wrong can be, our Capitol should never be compromised and those who broke the law deserve to face legal repercussions and full accountability. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. ( AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)( AP Photo/Andrew Harnik).

  3. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

    Kevin Rudd has requested that the Australian government nominate him, and as the prime minister has indicated on a number of occasions that'll be a matter for the cabinet, i'll certainly put the matter forward. It'll be a matter for the cabinet.

  4. Kevin Chun:

    7 WRINKLE-FIGHTING FOODS PROBABLY ALREADY IN YOUR KITCHEN Chef Kevin Chun, Honeybrains ’ executive chef and chief culinary officer, created a menu that garnishes those five food groups with herbs, spices, fermented foods and natural sweeteners from nature. Our main spice blend incorporates a couple of different paprikas, garlic, cumin, coriander seeds, a lot of spices that you might find in Mediterranean flavors.

  5. Bob Good:

    I’ll resist for just a few more hours what I’ve resisted for a few weeks, which is to comment on specific candidates, kevin McCarthy is part of the problem.

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