Meaning Of Name Kevin

It is the anglicised form of caoimhín which in turn came from the older irish name cóemgein cóemgein came from the irish words cóem kind gentle handsome and gein birth giving kevin the meaning gentle birth or handsome.

Meaning of name kevin. The name kevin is basically a masculine name and is used in a lot of languages including the danish norwegian swedish dutch german french irish and the english as well. It simply means handsome in irish while this name has the meaning attractive in gaelic. This name also stands for.

Caoimhghín kəiṽʲʝiːnʲ old irish. The name has different meaning in some of the languages. American baby names meaning.

In irish the meaning of the name kevin is. The spiritual meaning of the name kevin makes it a great name of the ages which will remain a top 100 name for baby boys being born around the world. Kevin is a very prominent first name for males 23 out of 1220 top 2 and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children 50572 out of 150436 top 34.

In american baby names the meaning of the name. In the 1970s and is at 125 presently. 6th century hermit st kevin founded a monastery at glendalough in county wicklow.

Kevin was only used in ireland until the 20th century and now is in common use in most english speaking countries. The name kevin is an irish baby name. Kevin was derived from the name caoimhín which originated from the irish elements coém meaning handsome and gein birth the feminine name caiomhe anglicized as keeva comes from the same origins.

Saint caoimhín established a monastery in glendalough ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of dublin. Kevin ˈ k ɛ v ɪ n is the anglicized form of the irish masculine given name caoimhín kiːvʲiːnʲ middle irish. People having the name kevin are in general originating from austria belgium france germany guatemala ireland luxembourg malta spain switzerland united kingdom united states of america.