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Kevin (/ˈkɛvɪn/) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín ([kiːvʲiːnʲ], Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [kəiṽʲʝiːnʲ], Old Irish: Cóemgein [koiṽʲɣʲinʲ], Latinized Coemgenus), composed of Irish caomh (Old Irish cóem) "dear; noble"[1] and -gin (Old Irish gein) "birth".[2]

The variant Kevan is anglicized from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form.[3] The feminine version of the name is Caoimhe (anglicised as Keeva or Kweeva).

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 People 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized Cavan or Kevan, but often also referred to as "Kevin".

The name was rarely given before the 20th century but has been "widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world" since,[3] surging in popularity during the 1950s. The sudden rise in popularity may be tied to actor Kevin McCarthy, who first became famous with Death of a Salesman (1951)[according to whom?]. In the United States the name's popularity peaked at rank 11 in 1963. It has steadily decreased in popularlity since then, but is still given with moderate frequency, at rank 89 as of 2016.[4] The name followed a similar trajectory in the United Kingdom, gaining popularity in the 1950s, peaking in the 1960s, gradually declining in the 1970s to 1980s, and falling out of the top 100 most popularly given names by the 1990s.[5]

Oxford's A Dictionary of First Names suggests that anglicized Kevin may have influenced the adoption of Kelvin (in origin a river name) as a modern given name, which peaked in popularity at about the same time, albeit to a much lesser extent (peaking at rank 209 as of 1961 in the US).[6]

Conversely, in non-English-speaking Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s. The name had been introduced to Europe via pop culture, and was notorious for being extremely popular among lower class parents during the end of 1980s to 2000s. The name peaked markedly in the early 1990s, reaching first rank in France during 1989–1994, during 1991–1992 in Switzerland and in 1991 in Germany. The 1991 peak in German-speaking Europe is due to the Christmas comedy film Home Alone, marketed as "Kevin – Allein zu Haus" in German (named for protagonist "Kevin McCallister", played by 10-year-old Macaulay Culkin). Especially in Germany, the name became associated with low social status, an attitude popularised in German journalism based on a 2009 master thesis on primary teachers' reactions to children's given names.[7] "Kevin" or "Kevinismus" in German has become a short-hand for short-lived fads in given names based in pop culture.[8][9]

People before 1940 The name was comparatively rarely given in Anglophone countries prior to the 1940s and in the early 20th century remained associated with Irish heritage. Kevin O'Higgins (Caoimhghín Ó hUigín, 1892–1927), Irish politician Kevin Danaher (Caoimhín Ó Danachair, 1913–2002), Irish folklorist Kevin McCarthy (1914–2010), American actor Kevin Heinze (1928–2008), Australian television presenter Kevin White (1929–2012), American mayor of Boston 1968–1984 Kevin Abley (born 1935), Australian rules footballer 1940s to 1970s First popularity surge in the US and UK Kevin Ayers (1944–2013), English songwriter Kevin Tighe (born 1944), American actor Kevin Kline (born 1947), American actor Kevin Sheedy (born 1947), Australian footballer and Member of the Order of Australia Kevin Keegan (born 1951), English footballer and coach Kevin Macmichael (1951-2002), Musician, co-founder of pop-rock group Cutting Crew Kevin Lundberg (born 1952), member of Colorado State Senate Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (b. 1953), Irish politician Kevin Nealon (born 1953), American actor Kevin Rowland (born 1953), musician and former frontman of the band Dexys Midnight Runners Kevin Warwick (born 1954), British cybernetics professor at the University of Reading Kevin Costner (born 1955), American actor Kevin Cogan (born 1956), American racing driver Kevin Lynch (1956–1981), Irish republican, IRA hunger striker who died in 1981 Kevin McHale (born 1957), American basketball player Kevin Pollak (born 1957), American actor Kevin Rudd (born 1957), 26th Prime Minister of Australia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kevin Von Erich (born 1957), retired American professional wrestler Kevin Archer (born 1958), English musician and member of Dexy's Midnight Runners Kevin Bacon (born 1958), American actor Kevin Carr (born 1958), English football goalkeeper Kevin Doherty (born 1958), Canadian judoka Kevin Forster (born 1958), English long-distance runner Kevin Kilner (born 1958), American actor Kevin D. Rome (born c. 1966), African-American university administrator Kevin Sorbo (born 1958), American actor Kevin Spacey (born 1959), American actor Kevin Nash (born 1959), American professional wrestler Kevin Robertson (born 1959), Water polo player Kevin Sheedy (born 1959), Irish footballer Kevin Haskins (born 1960), British drummer Kevin Anderson (born 1960), American actor Kevin Carter (1960–1994), South African photographer Kevin Neufeld (born 1960), Canadian rower Kevin McDonald (born 1961), Canadian comedian and actor Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962), American science fiction author Kevin Eastman (born 1962), American comic book artist Kevin Hayes (Caoimhín Ó hAodha, born 1962), English cricketer Kevin Richardson (born 1962), English former soccer player Kevin James LaBrie (born 1963), Canadian singer Kevin Lilly (born 1963), American football player Kevin Mitnick (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted hacker Kevin Shields (born 1963), musician Kevin Smith (1963–2002), New Zealand actor Kevin Michael Richardson (born 1964), American voice actor Kevin Haverdink (born 1965), American football player Kevin James (born 1965), actor Kevin Stevens (born 1965), American hockey player Kevin Johnson (born 1966), American basketball player and politician Kevin Appier (born 1967), American baseball pitcher Kevin Boyles (born 1967), Canadian volleyball player Kevin Keen (born 1967), English footballer and coach Kevin Carroll (born 1969), American football player Kevin Cheng (born 1969), American-born Hong Kong actor Kevin Corrigan (born 1969), American actor Kevin Smith (born 1970), American screenwriter, producer and director Kevin Bouie (born 1971), American football player Kevin Richardson (born 1971), member of the Backstreet Boys Kevin Mason (born 1972), American football player Kevin McMahon (born 1972), American hammer thrower Kevin Ollie (born 1972), American basketball player Kevin Ullyett (born 1972), former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe Kevin McKidd (born 1973), Scottish film actor Kevin Muscat (born 1973), Australian football manager Kevin Durand (born 1974), Canadian actor Kevin Maggs (born 1974), Irish rugby player Kevin Harvick (born 1975), American race car driver Kevin Faulk (born 1976), American football player Kevin Garnett (born 1976), American basketball player Kevin Fertig (born 1977), American professional wrestler Kevin Rose (born 1977), founder of Digg Kevin Federline (born 1978), American dancer Kevin Gregg (born 1978), American baseball player Kevin Nadal (born 1978), author, professor, activist, and comedian Kevin Hart (born 1979), American actor and comedian Kevin Kuske (born 1979), German bobsledder Hulisani Kevin Mmbara (born 1979), South African political youth leader Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (b. 1979), Irish fiddler Kevin Ray Underwood (born 1979), convicted murderer Kevin Youkilis (born 1979), American baseball player 1980s to 1990s Gradual decline in anglophone culture and popularity surge in non-English-speaking Europe Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), English cricketer Kevin Simm (born 1980), English singer, songwriter, and musician who was a member of the pop group Liberty X Kevin Sinfield (born 1980), English rugby league player and current captain of the Leeds Rhinos Kevin Kyle (born 1981), Scottish footballer Kevin Mitchell (born 1981), Canadian water polo player Kevin Frandsen (born 1982), American professional Baseball player Kevin Kurányi (born 1982), Brazil-born German footballer Kevin Kingston (born 1983), Australian Rugby League player Kevin Martin (born 1983), American basketball player Kevin Rudolf (born 1983), American singer Kevin Hayes (born 1984), Irish hurler Kevin Anderson (born 1986), South African tennis player Kevin Bridges (born 1986), Scottish comedian Kevin Lisch (born 1986), American basketball player Kevin Parker (born 1986), Australian musician and member of Tame Impala Kevin Richardson (born 1986), American college running back Kevin-Prince Boateng (born 1987), German-born Ghanaian footballer Kevin Carlberg (born 1987), American musician Kevin Jonas (born 1987), member of the Jonas Brothers Kevin Durant (born 1988), American basketball player Kevin Love (born 1988), American basketball player Kévin Reza (born 1988), French racing cyclist Kevin Graves (born 1989), American child actor Kevin Gordon (born 1989), Australian Rugby player Kevin Naiqama (born 1989), Australian-Fijian Rugby League player Kevin Nanney (born 1989), American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player known as PPMD Kevin Pillar (born 1989), major league baseball player Kevin Rolland (born 1989), French freestyle skier Kevin Kampl (born 1990), Slovenian footballer Kevin López (born 1990), Spanish athlete Kevin Reynolds (born 1990), Canadian figure skater Kevin Abernathy (born 1991), American editor and occasional host of shows on the Game Grumps platform Kevin De Bruyne (born 1991), Belgian footballer Kevin Galloway (born 1991), American-Iraqi basketball player Kevin Newsome (born 1991), American football player Kevin Tumba (born 1991), Belgian-Congolese basketball player Kevin Hayes (born 1992), American ice hockey player Kevin Magnussen (born 1992), Danish racing driver Kévin Mayer (born 1992), French decathlete Kevin Korjus (born 1993), Estonian racing driver Kevin Stewart (born 1993), English football player Kevin Peterson (born 1994), American football player Kevin Sitorus (born 1994), Indonesian basketball player Kevin Kauber (born 1995), Estonian footballer Kevin B. 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Kevin is a common male first name of Irish origin.

Kevin may also refer to:

Characters[edit] Cousin Kevin, a character in the musical film Tommy played by Paul Nicholas Kevin, a character in Frank Miller's Sin City yarns Kevin, a character in Konami's role playing game Suikoden IV Kevin, a character from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy Kevin, a mobile crane from Thomas and Friends Kevin, a flightless bird from Disney-Pixar's movie Up Kevin, the leading minion in Minions (film) Kevin McCallister, a character from the first two films of the Home Alone franchise, played by Macaulay Culkin Kevin Butler, fictional character in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" PS3 marketing campaign Kevin the Gerbil, a British puppet seen in many productions alongside Roland Rat Kevin Tran is a prophet on the CW Sci-Fi thriller Supernatural Kevin Fischer, a character from the movie Final Destination 3

Other[edit] Kevin, Montana, a town in the United States Kevin ZP98, a semi-automatic subcompact pistol manufactured in the Czech Republic

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