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KEVIN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian

Pronounced: KEV-in (English)[key]


Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.
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