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'''Kevin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛ|v|ᵻ|n}}) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name '''{{lang|ga|Caoimhín|italics=no}}''' ({{IPA-ga|ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ|langmod}}; {{lang-mga|Caoimhghín}} {{IPA-mga|ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ|}}; {{lang-sga|Cóemgein}} {{IPA-sga|ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ|}}; Latinized as {{lang|la|Coemgenus}}). It is composed of {{wikt-lang|ga|caomh}} "dear; noble";<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dil.ie/7590 |title=cáem |publisher=Irish Language Dictionary |access-date=2017-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813150929/http://www.dil.ie/7590 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> Old Irish {{lang|sga|cóem}} and {{wikt-lang|ga|-gin}} ("birth"; Old Irish {{lang|sga|gein}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dil.ie/25530 |title=gein |publisher=Irish Language Dictionary |access-date=2017-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813150619/http://www.dil.ie/25530 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Kevin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛ|v|ᵻ|n}}) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name '''{{lang|ga|Caoimhín|italics=no}}''' ({{IPA|ga|ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ|langmod}}; {{langx|mga|Caoimhghín}} {{IPA|mga|ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ|}}; {{langx|sga|Cóemgein}} {{IPA|sga|ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ|}}; Latinized as {{lang|la|Coemgenus}}). It is composed of {{wikt-lang|ga|caomh}} "dear; noble";<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dil.ie/7590 |title=cáem |publisher=Irish Language Dictionary |access-date=2017-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813150929/http://www.dil.ie/7590 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> Old Irish {{lang|sga|cóem}} and {{wikt-lang|ga|-gin}} ("birth"; Old Irish {{lang|sga|gein}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dil.ie/25530 |title=gein |publisher=Irish Language Dictionary |access-date=2017-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813150619/http://www.dil.ie/25530 |archive-date=2017-08-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>


The variant ''[[Kevan]]'' is anglicized from {{lang|ga|Caoimheán}}, an Irish diminutive form.<ref name=Oxford>''A Dictionary of First Names''. [[Oxford University Press]] (2007) s.v. "Kevin".</ref> The feminine version of the name is {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhe]]}} (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva'').
The variant ''[[Kevan]]'' is anglicised from {{lang|ga|Caoimheán}}, an Irish diminutive form.<ref name=Oxford>''A Dictionary of First Names''. [[Oxford University Press]] (2007) s.v. "Kevin".</ref> The feminine version of the name is {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhe]]}} (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva'').


==History==
==History==
[[Kevin of Glendalough|Saint Kevin]] (d. 618) founded [[Glendalough]] abbey in the [[Kingdom of Leinster]] in [[History of Ireland (400–800)|6th-century Ireland]]. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin|Archdiocese of Dublin]].
[[Kevin of Glendalough|Saint Kevin]] (d. 618) founded [[Glendalough]] abbey in the [[Kingdom of Leinster]] in [[History of Ireland (400–800)|6th-century Ireland]]. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin|Archdiocese of Dublin]].
[[Caomhán of Inisheer]], the patron saint of [[Inisheer]], [[Aran Islands]], is properly anglicized [[Kevan|''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'']], but often also referred to as "Kevin".
[[Caomhán of Inisheer]], the patron saint of [[Inisheer]], [[Aran Islands]], is properly anglicized [[Kevan|''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'']], but often also referred to as "Kevin".


The name was rarely given before the 20th century.<ref name=Oxford/> In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was [[Kevin Izod O'Doherty]] (1823–1905) a [[Young Irelander]] and politician; it gained popularity from the [[Gaelic revival]] of the late nineteenth century, with [[Kevin Barry]] and [[Kevin O'Higgins]] prominent in the [[Irish revolutionary period]]. Later it was "widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world",<ref name=Oxford/> surging in popularity during the 1950s. The sudden rise in popularity may{{or|date=August 2022}} be tied to actor [[Kevin McCarthy (actor)|Kevin McCarthy]], who first became famous with ''[[Death of a Salesman (1951 film)|Death of a Salesman]]'' (1951). In the United States the name's popularity peaked at rank 11 in 1963. It has steadily decreased in popularity since then, but is still given with moderate frequency, at rank 89 as of 2016.<ref name="behindthename">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/kevin/top|title=Popularity for the name Kevin|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2017-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003348/http://www.behindthename.com/name/kevin/top|archive-date=2017-07-07|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin fell out of the US Top 100 the following year and now ranks at Number 156.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/Kevin|title=Kevin: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names}}</ref>
The name was rarely given before the 20th century.<ref name=Oxford/> In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was [[Kevin Izod O'Doherty]] (1823–1905) a [[Young Irelander]] and politician; it gained popularity from the [[Gaelic revival]] of the late nineteenth century, with [[Kevin Barry]] and [[Kevin O'Higgins]] prominent in the [[Irish revolutionary period]]. Later it was "widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world",<ref name=Oxford/> surging in popularity during the 1950s. In the United States the name's popularity peaked at rank 11 in 1963. It has steadily decreased in popularity since then, but was still given with moderate frequency in the 2010s, at rank 89 as of 2016.<ref name="behindthename">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/kevin/top|title=Popularity for the name Kevin|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2017-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003348/http://www.behindthename.com/name/kevin/top|archive-date=2017-07-07|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin fell out of the US Top 100 the following year and now ranks at Number 156.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/Kevin|title=Kevin: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2015|title=Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics|last=donnah|website=www.ons.gov.uk|access-date=2017-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616051340/https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2015|archive-date=2017-06-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2015|title=Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics|last=donnah|website=www.ons.gov.uk|access-date=2017-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616051340/https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2015|archive-date=2017-06-16|url-status=live}}</ref>


Oxford's ''[[A Dictionary of First Names]]'' suggests that anglicized ''Kevin'' may have influenced the adoption of ''[[Kelvin (given name)|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).<ref>''A Dictionary of First Names''. [[Oxford University Press]] (2007) s.v. "Kelvin".</ref>
Oxford's ''[[A Dictionary of First Names]]'' suggests that anglicized ''Kevin'' may have influenced the adoption of ''[[Kelvin (given name)|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).<ref>''A Dictionary of First Names''. [[Oxford University Press]] (2007) s.v. "Kelvin".</ref>


In non-English-speaking Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s via such American pop culture figures as actor [[Kevin Costner]], singer [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]], and, most prominently, Kevin McCallister, [[Macaulay Culkin]]'s character in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Home Alone]]''.<ref name="Chrisafis2022"/> "Kevin" was notorious for being extremely popular among lower-class parents during the end of 1980s to 2000s.<ref name="Chrisafis2022">{{cite news |last1=Chrisafis |first1=Angelique |title=We need to talk about Kévin: French namesakes fight national mockery |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/05/kevin-french-name-national-mockery |access-date=5 August 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=5 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The name peaked markedly in the early 1990s, reaching first rank in France (sometimes spelt ''Kévin'') during 1989&ndash;1994,<ref name="Chrisafis2022"/> during 1991&ndash;1992 in Switzerland and in 1991 in Germany.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In German markets, ''Home Alone'' was released as "Kevin – Allein zu Haus".{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/ungerechte-grundschullehrer-kevin-ist-kein-name-sondern-eine-diagnose-a-649421.html|title=Oliver Trenkamp Ungerechte Grundschullehrer: Kevin ist kein Name, sondern eine Diagnose|work=[[Spiegel Online]]|date=16 September 2009|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507220724/http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/ungerechte-grundschullehrer-kevin-ist-kein-name-sondern-eine-diagnose-a-649421.html|archive-date=7 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|de|[[Kevinismus]]}} has become German short-hand for negative social preconceptions about trendy or exotic names.<ref>Katrin Pribyl, [https://www.welt.de/politik/article1727650/Wie-Namen-die-Zukunft-von-Kindern-beeinflussen.html "KEVINISMUS" Wie Namen die Zukunft von Kindern beeinflussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032855/https://www.welt.de/politik/article1727650/Wie-Namen-die-Zukunft-von-Kindern-beeinflussen.html |date=2016-09-19 }}, ''Welt'', 26 February 2008.</ref><ref>Sarah Zhang, [The Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?], Discoblog (discovermagazine.com), 1 February 2012.
In mainland Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s and 1990s via such American pop culture figures as actor [[Kevin Costner]], singer [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]], and, most prominently, Kevin McCallister, [[Macaulay Culkin]]'s character in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Home Alone]]''.<ref name="Chrisafis2022"/> "Kevin" was notorious for being extremely popular among lower-class parents between the end of the 1980s and the 2000s.<ref name="Chrisafis2022">{{cite news |last1=Chrisafis |first1=Angelique |title=We need to talk about Kévin: French namesakes fight national mockery |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/05/kevin-french-name-national-mockery |access-date=5 August 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=5 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The name peaked markedly in the early 1990s, reaching first rank in France (sometimes spelt ''Kévin'') during 1989&ndash;1994,<ref name="Chrisafis2022"/> during 1991&ndash;1992 in Switzerland and in 1991 in Germany.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In German markets, ''Home Alone'' was released as ''[[:de:Kevin – Allein zu Haus|Kevin – Allein zu Haus]]''. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/ungerechte-grundschullehrer-kevin-ist-kein-name-sondern-eine-diagnose-a-649421.html|title=Oliver Trenkamp Ungerechte Grundschullehrer: Kevin ist kein Name, sondern eine Diagnose|work=[[Spiegel Online]]|date=16 September 2009|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507220724/http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/ungerechte-grundschullehrer-kevin-ist-kein-name-sondern-eine-diagnose-a-649421.html|archive-date=7 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|de|[[Kevinismus]]}} has become German short-hand for negative social preconceptions about trendy or exotic names.<ref>Katrin Pribyl, [https://www.welt.de/politik/article1727650/Wie-Namen-die-Zukunft-von-Kindern-beeinflussen.html "KEVINISMUS" Wie Namen die Zukunft von Kindern beeinflussen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032855/https://www.welt.de/politik/article1727650/Wie-Namen-die-Zukunft-von-Kindern-beeinflussen.html |date=2016-09-19 }}, ''Welt'', 26 February 2008.</ref><ref>Sarah Zhang, [The Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?], Discoblog (discovermagazine.com), 1 February 2012.
[http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/kevinometer "Kevinometer: Kennen Sie das Kevinismus-Risiko Ihrer Lieblingsnamen?" (beliebte-vornamen.de)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508122935/http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/kevinometer |date=2017-05-08 }}</ref>
[http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/kevinometer "Kevinometer: Kennen Sie das Kevinismus-Risiko Ihrer Lieblingsnamen?" (beliebte-vornamen.de)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508122935/http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/kevinometer |date=2017-05-08 }}</ref> The name has had similar negative connotations in France.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/sauvons-les-kevin-un-documentaire-pour-rehabiliter-un-prenom-mal-aime-1626840 | title="Sauvons les Kévin" : Un documentaire pour réhabiliter un prénom mal-aimé | date=11 July 2022 }}</ref>


==People==
==People==
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*[[Kevin Akpoguma]] (born 1995), German-Nigerian footballer
*[[Kevin Akpoguma]] (born 1995), German-Nigerian footballer
*[[Kevin Alaníz]] (born 2003), Uruguayan footballer
*[[Kevin Alaníz]] (born 2003), Uruguayan footballer
*[[Kevin Almeroth]], professor of computer science
*[[Kevin Álvarez Hernández|Kevin Álvarez]] (born 1996), Honduran footballer
*[[Kevin Álvarez Hernández|Kevin Álvarez]] (born 1996), Honduran footballer
*[[Kevin Álvarez (footballer, born 1999)|Kevin Álvarez]] (born 1999), Mexican footballer
*[[Kevin Álvarez (footballer, born 1999)|Kevin Álvarez]] (born 1999), Mexican footballer
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*[[Kevin Austin Jr.]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Kevin Austin Jr.]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Kevin Ayers]] (1944–2013), English songwriter
*[[Kevin Ayers]] (1944–2013), English songwriter
*[[Kevin Bacon (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Kevin Bacon (disambiguation)|Kevin Bacon]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Balot]] (born 1991), Filipino beauty pageant queen
*[[Kevin Barker]] (born 1975), baseball player
*[[Kevin Barker]] (born 1975), baseball player
*[[Kevin Balanta]] (born 1997), Colombian footballer
*[[Kevin Balanta]] (born 1997), Colombian footballer
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*[[Kevin Bazzell]] (born 2003), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Beattie]] (1953–2018), English footballer
*[[Kevin Beattie]] (1953–2018), English footballer
*[[Kevin Begois]] (born 1982), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Begois]] (born 1982), Belgian footballer
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*[[Kevin Behrens]] (born 1991), German footballer
*[[Kevin Behrens]] (born 1991), German footballer
*[[Kevin Bellie]] (born 1971), American director and choreographer
*[[Kevin Bellie]] (born 1971), American director and choreographer
*[[Kevin Benavides]] (born 1989), Argentine rally raid motorcyclist
*[[Kevin-Prince Boateng]] (born 1987), German-born Ghanaian footballer
*[[Kevin-Prince Boateng]] (born 1987), German-born Ghanaian footballer
*[[Kevin Bobson]] (born 1980), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Bobson]] (born 1980), Dutch footballer
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*[[Kevin Burke (quarterback)|Kevin Burke]] (born 1993), American football player
*[[Kevin Burke (quarterback)|Kevin Burke]] (born 1993), American football player
*[[Kévin Cabral]] (born 1999), French footballer
*[[Kévin Cabral]] (born 1999), French footballer
*[[Kevin Campbell (disambiguation)|Kevin Campbell]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Cannavò]] (born 2000), Italian footballer
*[[Kevin Cannavò]] (born 2000), Italian footballer
*[[Kevin Carlberg]] (born 1987), American musician
*[[Kevin Carlberg]] (born 1987), American musician
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*[[Kevin Cash]] (born 1977), American baseball manager
*[[Kevin Cash]] (born 1977), American baseball manager
*[[Dimitri Cavaré|Dimitri Kévin Cavaré]] (born 1995), Guadeloupean-French footballer
*[[Dimitri Cavaré|Dimitri Kévin Cavaré]] (born 1995), Guadeloupean-French footballer
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*[[Kevin Ceceri]] (born 1996), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Cheng]] (born 1969), American-born Hong Kong actor
*[[Kevin Cheng]] (born 1969), American-born Hong Kong actor
*[[Kevin Clash]] (born 1960), American puppeteer, director and producer
*[[Kevin Clash]] (born 1960), American puppeteer, director and producer
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*[[Kevin Coleman (soccer)|Kevin Coleman]] (born 1998), American soccer player
*[[Kevin Coleman (soccer)|Kevin Coleman]] (born 1998), American soccer player
*[[Kevin Conboy]] (born 1987), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Conboy]] (born 1987), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Conrad (footballer)|Kevin Conrad]] (born 1990), German footballer
*[[Kevin Conrad]] (born 1968), Papua New Guinean businessman and environmentalist
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*[[Kevin Conrad (footballer)]] (born 1990), German footballer
*[[Kevin Conroy]] (1955–2022), American actor
*[[Kevin Conroy]] (1955–2022), American actor
*[[Kévin Constant]] (born 1987), French-Guinean footballer
*[[Kévin Constant]] (born 1987), French-Guinean footballer
*[[Kevin Corrigan]] (born 1969), American actor
*[[Kevin Corrigan]] (born 1969), American actor
*[[Kevin Costner]] (born 1955), American actor
*[[Kevin Costner]] (born 1955), American actor
*[[Allan Baker and Kevin Crump|Kevin Crump]] (died 2023), Australian murderer
*[[Kevin Csoboth]] (born 2000), Hungarian footballer
*[[Kevin Dailey]], American musician
*[[Kevin N. Dalby]], American pharmacist
*[[Kevin N. Dalby]], American pharmacist
*[[Kevin Daley (politician)]] (born 1957), American politician
*[[Kevin Daley (politician)]] (born 1957), American politician
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*[[Kévin Denkey]] (born 2000), Togolese footballer
*[[Kévin Denkey]] (born 2000), Togolese footballer
*[[Kevin Desouza]] (born 1979), Indian American academic
*[[Kevin Desouza]] (born 1979), Indian American academic
*[[Kévin Diaz (footballer, born 1983)|Kévin Diaz]] (born 1983), French footballer
*[[Kevin Diaz (disambiguation)|Kevin Diaz]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Diks]] (born 1996), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Diks]] (born 1996), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Doherty (judoka)|Kevin Doherty]] (born 1958), Canadian judoka
*[[Kevin Doherty (disambiguation)|Kevin Doherty or Kevin O'Doherty]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Doyle]] (born 1983), Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Doyle]] (born 1983), Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Duarte]] (born 2001), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Durand]] (born 1974), Canadian actor
*[[Kevin Durand]] (born 1974), Canadian actor
*[[Kevin Durant]] (born 1988), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Durant]] (born 1988), American basketball player
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*[[Kevin Gausman]] (born 1991), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Gausman]] (born 1991), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Ginkel]] (born 1994), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Ginkel]] (born 1994), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Gissi]] (born 1992), Swiss-Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Givens]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Kevin Givens]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Kevin Goden]] (born 1999), German footballer
*[[Kevin Goden]] (born 1999), German footballer
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*[[Kévin Gomis]] (born 1989), French footballer
*[[Kévin Gomis]] (born 1989), French footballer
*[[Kevin Gordon]] (born 1989), Australian Rugby player
*[[Kevin Gordon]] (born 1989), Australian Rugby player
*[[Kevin Green (investor)|Kevin Green]] (born 1968), Welsh businessman, wealth coach, media personality and educational advisor
*[[Kevin Green (disambiguation)|Kevin Green or Kevin Greene]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Greening]] (1962–2007), British radio broadcaster
*[[Kevin Greening]] (1962–2007), British radio broadcaster
*[[Kevin Gregg]] (born 1978), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Gregg]] (born 1978), American baseball player
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*[[Kevin Großkreutz]] (born 1988), German footballer
*[[Kevin Großkreutz]] (born 1988), German footballer
*[[Kevin Grund]] (born 1987), German footballer
*[[Kevin Grund]] (born 1987), German footballer
*[[Kevin Hansen (footballer)|Kevin Hansen]] (born 1979), German footballer
*[[Kevin Hansen (disambiguation)|Kevin Hansen]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Harbottle]] (born 1990), Chilean footballer
*[[Kevin Harbottle]] (born 1990), Chilean footballer
*[[Kevin Harlan]] (born 1960), American television and radio sports announcer
*[[Kevin Harlan]] (born 1960), American television and radio sports announcer
*[[Kevin Harris (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Harris (disambiguation)|Kevin Harris]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Harrison]] (born 1981), American former football linebacker
*[[Kevin Hart]] (born 1979), American actor and comedian
*[[Kevin Hart]] (born 1979), American actor and comedian
*[[Kevin Harvick]] (born 1975), American race car driver
*[[Kevin Harvick]] (born 1975), American race car driver
*[[Kevin Haskins]] (born 1960), British drummer
*[[Kevin Haskins]] (born 1960), British drummer
*[[Kevin Haverdink]] (born 1965), American football player
*[[Kevin Haverdink]] (born 1965), American football player
*[[Kevin Hayes (cricketer)|Kevin Hayes]] ({{lang|ga|Caoimhín Ó hAodha}}, born 1962), English cricketer
*[[Kevin Hayes (disambiguation)|Kevin Hayes or Kevin Hays]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Hayes (hurler)|Kevin Hayes]] (born 1984), Irish hurler
*[[Kevin Hayes (ice hockey)|Kevin Hayes]] (born 1992), American ice hockey player
*[[Kevin Hector]] (born 1944), English footballer
*[[Kevin Hector]] (born 1944), English footballer
*[[Kevin Heinze]] (1928–2008), Australian television presenter
*[[Kevin Heinze]] (1928–2008), Australian television presenter
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*[[Kevin Holzweiler]] (born 1994), German footballer
*[[Kevin Holzweiler]] (born 1994), German footballer
*[[Kevin Ingreso]] (born 1993), German-Filipino footballer
*[[Kevin Ingreso]] (born 1993), German-Filipino footballer
*[[Kevin Isa Luna]] (born 2001), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Itabel]] (born 1993), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin James]] (born 1965), American actor
*[[Kevin James]] (born 1965), American actor
*[[Kevin Jansen]] (born 1992), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Jansen]] (born 1992), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Janssens (footballer)|Kevin Janssens]] (born 1986), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Janssens (disambiguation)|Kevin Janssens]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Johnson (basketball)|Kevin Johnson]] (born 1966), American basketball player and politician
*[[Kevin Johansen]] (born 1964), Argentine musician
*[[Kevin Johnson (disambiguation)|Kevin Johnson]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Jonas]] (born 1987), member of the [[Jonas Brothers]]
*[[Kevin Jonas]] (born 1987), member of the [[Jonas Brothers]]
*[[Kevin Kabran]] (born 1993), Swedish footballer
*[[Kevin Kabran]] (born 1993), Swedish footballer
*[[Kevin Kállai]] (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
*[[Kevin Kampl]] (born 1990), Slovenian footballer
*[[Kevin Kampl]] (born 1990), Slovenian footballer
*[[Kevin Kauber]] (born 1995), Estonian footballer
*[[Kevin Kauber]] (born 1995), Estonian footballer
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*[[Kevin Keatts]] (born 1972), American basketball coach
*[[Kevin Keegan]] (born 1951), English footballer and coach
*[[Kevin Keegan]] (born 1951), English footballer and coach
*[[Kevin Keelan]] (born 1941), English footballer
*[[Kevin Keelan]] (born 1941), English footballer
*[[Kevin Keen]] (born 1967), English footballer and coach
*[[Kevin Keen]] (born 1967), English footballer and coach
*[[Kevin Kerr (Scottish footballer)|Kevin Kerr]] (born 1990), German-Scottish footballer
*[[Kevin Kerr (disambiguation)|Kevin Kerr]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Kiermaier]] (born 1990), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Kiermaier]] (born 1990), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Kilbane]] (born 1977), English-Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Kilbane]] (born 1977), English-Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Kilner]] (born 1958), American actor
*[[Kevin Kilner]] (born 1958), American actor
*[[Kevin King (American football)]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Kevin King (disambiguation)|Kevin King]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Kingston]] (born 1983), Australian Rugby League player
*[[Kevin Kingston]] (born 1983), Australian Rugby League player
*[[Kevin Kline]] (born 1947), American actor
*[[Kevin Kline]] (born 1947), American actor
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*[[Kevin Kratz]] (born 1987), German footballer
*[[Kevin Kratz]] (born 1987), German footballer
*[[Kevin Kraus]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Kraus]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Martin Krygård]] (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
*[[Kevin Martin Krygård]] (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
*Kevin Kubusheskie, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''[[You Can't Do That on Television#Cast|You Can't Do That on Television]]''
*[[Kevin Kühnert]] (born 1989), German politician
*[[Kevin Kühnert]] (born 1989), German politician
*[[Kevin Kunz]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Kunz]] (born 1992), German footballer
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*[[Kevin Kyle]] (born 1981), Scottish footballer
*[[Kevin Kyle]] (born 1981), Scottish footballer
*[[James LaBrie|Kevin James LaBrie]] (born 1963), Canadian singer
*[[James LaBrie|Kevin James LaBrie]] (born 1963), Canadian singer
*[[Kévin Lacroix (footballer)|Kévin Lacroix]] (born 1984), French-Guadeloupean footballer
*[[Kevin Lacroix (disambiguation)|Kevin Lacroix]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Lafrance]] (born 1990), French-Haitian footballer
*[[Kevin Lafrance]] (born 1990), French-Haitian footballer
*[[Kevin Lankford]] (born 1998), German-American footballer
*[[Kevin Lankford]] (born 1998), German-American footballer
*[[Kevin Lasagna]] (born 1992), Italian footballer
*[[Kevin Lasagna]] (born 1992), Italian footballer
*[[Kevin Le Gendre]] (living), British journalist, broadcaster
*[[Kevin Le Gendre]] (living), British journalist, broadcaster
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*[[Kevin Levrone]] (born 1964), American bodybuilder and actor
*[[Kevin LeVar]], American musician
*[[Kevin LeVar]], American musician
*[[Leyes (singer)|Kevin Nicolás Leyes]] (born 2000), Argentine musician
*[[Kevin Lilliana]] (born 1996), Indonesian beauty pageant contestant
*[[Kevin Lilly]] (born 1963), American football player
*[[Kevin Lilly]] (born 1963), American football player
*[[Kevin Lisbie]] (born 1978), English-Jamaican footballer
*[[Kevin Lisbie]] (born 1978), English-Jamaican footballer
*[[Kevin Lisch]] (born 1986), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Lisch]] (born 1986), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Long (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Long (disambiguation)|Kevin Long]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Love]] (born 1988), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Love]] (born 1988), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Luckassen]] (born 1993), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Luckassen]] (born 1993), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Lundberg]] (born 1952), member of [[Colorado State Senate]]
*[[Kevin Lundberg]] (born 1952), member of [[Colorado State Senate]]
*[[Kevin Lynch (hunger striker)|Kevin Lynch]] (1956–1981), Irish republican, IRA hunger striker who died in 1981
*[[Kevin Lynch (disambiguation)|Kevin Lynch]], multiple people
*[[Kevin López (runner)|Kevin López]] (born 1990), Spanish athlete
*[[Kevin Lomónaco]] (born 2002), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin López (disambiguation)|Kevin López]], multiple people
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*[[Kevin Mac Allister]] (born 1997), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin MacLeod]] (born 1972), American music composer
*[[Kevin MacLeod]] (born 1972), American music composer
*[[Kevin Macmichael]] (1951–2002), Musician, co-founder of pop-rock group [[Cutting Crew]]
*[[Kevin Macmichael]] (1951–2002), Musician, co-founder of pop-rock group [[Cutting Crew]]
*[[Kevin Maek]] (born 1988), German footballer
*[[Kevin Maek]] (born 1988), German footballer
*[[Kevin Magee (basketball)]] (1959–2003), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Magee (disambiguation)|Kevin Magee]], multiple people
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*[[Kevin Magee (footballer)]] (born 1971), former Scottish professional footballer
*[[Kevin Maggs]] (born 1974), Irish rugby player
*[[Kevin Maggs]] (born 1974), Irish rugby player
*[[Kevin Magnussen]] (born 1992), Danish racing driver
*[[Kevin Magnussen]] (born 1992), Danish racing driver
*[[Kévin Malcuit]] (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
*[[Kévin Malcuit]] (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
*[[Kevin Malget]] (born 1991), Luxembourgian footballer
*[[Kevin Malget]] (born 1991), Luxembourgian footballer
*[[Kevin Matthews (wrestler)]], American professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Matthews (disambiguation)|Kevin Matthews]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983)|Kevin Martin]] (born 1983), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983)|Kevin Martin]] (born 1983), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Mason]] (born 1972), American football player
*[[Kevin Mason]] (born 1972), American football player
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*[[Kévin Mayi]] (born 1993), French footballer
*[[Kévin Mayi]] (born 1993), French footballer
*[[Kevin Mbabu]] (born 1995), Swiss footballer
*[[Kevin Mbabu]] (born 1995), Swiss footballer
*[[Kevin McCarthy]] (born 1965), California politician
*[[Kevin McCarthy (disambiguation)|Kevin McCarthy]], multiple people
*[[Kevin McCarthy (actor)|Kevin McCarthy]] (1914–2010), American actor
*[[Kevin McDonald (disambiguation)|Kevin McDonald or Kevin MacDonald]], multiple people
*[[Kevin McHale (disambiguation)|Kevin McHale]], multiple people
*[[Kevin McDonald]] (born 1961), Canadian comedian and actor
*[[Kevin McDonald (footballer, born 1988)|Kevin McDonald]] (born 1988), Scottish footballer
*[[Kevin McKenna]] (born 1980), Canadian soccer player
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*[[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] (born 1957), American basketball player
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*[[Kevin McKenna]] (born 1980), Canadian footballer
*[[Kevin McKidd]] (born 1973), Scottish film actor
*[[Kevin McKidd]] (born 1973), Scottish film actor
*[[Kevin McMahon (athlete)|Kevin McMahon]] (born 1972), American hammer thrower
*[[Kevin McMahon (disambiguation)|Kevin McMahon]], multiple people
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*[[Kevin McReynolds]] (born 1959), American former baseball player
*[[Kevin Mensah]] (born 1991), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Mensah]] (born 1991), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Mercado]] (born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
*[[Kevin Mercado]] (born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
*[[Kevin Mirallas]] (born 1987), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Mirallas]] (born 1987), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Mitchell (water polo)|Kevin Mitchell]] (born 1981), Canadian water polo player
*[[Kevin Mitchell (disambiguation)|Kevin Mitchell]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Mitnick]] (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]]
*[[Kevin Mitnick]] (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]]
*[[Kevin J. Miyazaki]], graphic designer, photographer, and educator
*[[Kevin J. Miyazaki]], graphic designer, photographer, and educator
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*[[Kevin Molino]] (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer
*[[Kevin Molino]] (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer
*[[Kévin Monnet-Paquet]] (born 1988), French footballer
*[[Kévin Monnet-Paquet]] (born 1988), French footballer
*[[Kevin Moon]] (born 1987), French footballer
*[[Kevin Moon (singer)|Kevin Moon]] (born 1998), Canadian singer and artist
*[[Kevin Moon (singer)|Kevin Moon]] (born 1998), Canadian singer and artist
*[[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]] (born 1956), Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Moran (disambiguation)|Kevin Moran]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Müller (footballer)|Kevin Müller]] (born 1991), German footballer
*[[Kevin Müller (disambiguation)|Kevin Müller]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Muscat]] (born 1973), Australian football manager
*[[Kevin Muscat]] (born 1973), Australian football manager
*[[Kevin Nadal]] (born 1978), author, professor, activist, and comedian
*[[Kevin Nadal]] (born 1978), author, professor, activist, and comedian
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*[[Kevin Nealon]] (born 1953), American actor
*[[Kevin Nealon]] (born 1953), American actor
*[[Kevin Neufeld]] (born 1960), Canadian rower
*[[Kevin Neufeld]] (born 1960), Canadian rower
*[[Kevin Newman (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Newman (disambiguation)|Kevin Newman]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Newsome]] (born 1991), American football player
*[[Kevin Newsome]] (born 1991), American football player
*[[Kevin Nisbet]] (born 1997), Scottish footballer
*[[Kevin Nisbet]] (born 1997), Scottish footballer
*[[Georges-Kévin Nkoudou]] (born 1995), French footballer
*[[Georges-Kévin Nkoudou]] (born 1995), French footballer
*[[Kevin Nugent (footballer)|Kevin Nugent]] (born 1969), English football manager and former player
*[[Kevin Northcutt]] (born 1973), American retired professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Nugent (disambiguation)|Kevin Nugent]], multiple people
* {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin]]|italic=no}} (born 1953), Irish politician
* {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin]]|italic=no}} (born 1953), Irish politician
*[[Kevin O'Higgins]] ({{lang|ga|Caoimhghín Ó hUigín}}, 1892–1927), Irish politician
*[[Kevin O'Higgins]] ({{lang|ga|Caoimhghín Ó hUigín}}, 1892–1927), Irish politician
*[[Kevin O'Leary (disambiguation)|Kevin O'Leary]] (multiple people)
*[[Kevin O'Leary (disambiguation)|Kevin O'Leary]], multiple people
* {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh]]|italic=no}} (born 1979), Irish fiddler
* {{lang|ga|[[Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh]]|italic=no}} (born 1979), Irish fiddler
*[[Kévin Olimpa]] (born 1988), French-Martiniquais footballer
*[[Kévin Olimpa]] (born 1988), French-Martiniquais footballer
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*[[Kevin Ollie]] (born 1972), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Ollie]] (born 1972), American basketball player
*[[Kevin Oris]] (born 1984), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Oris]] (born 1984), Belgian footballer
*[[Kevin Ortiz]] (born 2000), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Owens]] (born 1984), Canadian professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Owens]] (born 1984), Canadian professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Padlo]] (born 1996), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Padlo]] (born 1996), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Pannewitz]] (born 1991), German footballer
*[[Kevin Pannewitz]] (born 1991), German footballer
*[[Kevin Paredes]] (born 2003), American soccer player
*[[Kevin Paredes]] (born 2003), American soccer player
*[[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] (born 1986), Australian musician and member of [[Tame Impala]]
*[[Kevin Parker (disambiguation)|Kevin Parker]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Peterson (American football)|Kevin Peterson]] (born 1994), American football player
*[[Kevin Peterson (American football)|Kevin Peterson]] (born 1994), American football player
*[[Kevin Pezzoni]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Pezzoni]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]] (born 1973), English footballer
*[[Kevin Phillips (disambiguation)|Kevin Phillips]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Pietersen]] (born 1980), English cricketer
*[[Kevin Pietersen]] (born 1980), English cricketer
*[[Kevin Pillar]] (born 1989), major league baseball player
*[[Kevin Pillar]] (born 1989), major league baseball player
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*[[Kevin Quevedo]] (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
*[[Kevin Quevedo]] (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
*[[Kevin F. F. Quigley]], American administrator
*[[Kevin F. F. Quigley]], American administrator
*[[Kevin B. Quinn]], American chief executive officer
*[[Kevin B. Quinn]] (born 1979 or 1980), American chief executive officer
*[[Kevin Rader (American football)]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Kevin Rader (disambiguation)|Kevin Rader]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Ramírez (footballer, born 1994)|Kevin Ramírez]] (born 1994), Uruguayan footballer
*[[Kevin Ramírez (disambiguation)|Kevin Ramírez]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Rankin (disambiguation)|Kevin Rankin]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Rankin (basketball)]] (born 1971), American/Turkish retired professional basketball player
*[[Kevin Rauhut]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Rauhut]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Reynolds (figure skater)|Kevin Reynolds]] (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
*[[Kevin Reynolds (disambiguation)|Kevin Reynolds]], multiple people
*[[Kévin Reza]] (born 1988), French racing cyclist
*[[Kévin Reza]] (born 1988), French racing cyclist
*[[Kevin Richardson (American football)|Kevin Richardson]] (born 1986), American college [[running back]]
*[[Kevin Richardson (disambiguation)|Kevin Richardson]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Ricks]] (born 1960), English former schoolteacher and convicted child molester and child pornography offender
*[[Kevin Richardson (footballer)|Kevin Richardson]] (born 1962), English footballer
*[[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]] (born 1971), member of the [[Backstreet Boys]]
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*[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (born 1964), American voice actor
*[[Kévin Rimane]] (born 1991), French Guianan footballer
*[[Kévin Rimane]] (born 1991), French Guianan footballer
*[[Kevin Robertson]] (born 1959), Water polo player
*[[Kevin Robertson]] (born 1959), Water polo player
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*[[Kevin Rudolf]] (born 1983), American singer
*[[Kevin Rudolf]] (born 1983), American singer
*[[Kevin Rüegg]] (born 1998), Swiss footballer
*[[Kevin Rüegg]] (born 1998), Swiss footballer
*[[Kevin Sandoval (Guatemalan footballer)|Kevin Sandoval]] (born 1962), Guatemalan footballer
*[[Kevin Sandoval (disambiguation)|Kevin Sandoval]], multiple people
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*[[Kevin Sandoval (Peruvian footballer)|Kevin Sandoval]] (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
*[[Kevin Sangsamanan]] (born 1997), Thai footballer
*[[Kevin Sangsamanan]] (born 1997), Thai footballer
*[[Kevin Scheidhauer]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Scheidhauer]] (born 1992), German footballer
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*[[Kevin Seitzer]] (born 1962), American baseball player and coach
*[[Kevin Seitzer]] (born 1962), American baseball player and coach
*[[Kevin Sessa]] (born 2000), German footballer
*[[Kevin Sessa]] (born 2000), German footballer
*[[Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]] (born 1947), Australian footballer and Member of the Order of Australia
*[[Kevin Sheedy (disambiguation)|Kevin Sheedy]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]] (born 1959), Irish footballer
*[[Kevin Sherman]] (born 1968), American football player and coach
*[[Kevin Shields]] (born 1963), musician
*[[Kevin Shields]] (born 1963), musician
*[[Kevin Shoemake]] (born 1965), English footballer
*[[Kevin Shoemake]] (born 1965), English footballer
*[[Kevin Sibille]] (born 1998), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Simm]] (born 1980), English singer, songwriter, and musician who was a member of the pop group [[Liberty X]]
*[[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 Sinfield]] (born 1980), English rugby league player and current captain of the [[Leeds Rhinos]]
*[[Kevin Sitorus]] (born 1994), Indonesian basketball player
*[[Kevin Sitorus]] (born 1994), Indonesian basketball player
*[[Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor)|Kevin Smith]] (1963–2002), New Zealand actor
*[[Kevin Smith (disambiguation)|Kevin Smith or Kevin Smyth]], multiple people
*Kevin Sommers, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''[[You Can't Do That on Television#Cast|You Can't Do That on Television]]''
*[[Kevin Smith]] (born 1970), American screenwriter, producer and director
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*[[Kevin Smith (baseball)]] (born 1996), American baseball player
*[[Kévin Soni]] (born 1998), Cameroonian footballer
*[[Kévin Soni]] (born 1998), Cameroonian footballer
*[[Kevin Sorbo]] (born 1958), American actor
*[[Kevin Sorbo]] (born 1958), American actor
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*[[Kevin Steuke]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Steuke]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Stevens]] (born 1965), American hockey player
*[[Kevin Stevens]] (born 1965), American hockey player
*[[Kevin Stewart (footballer)|Kevin Stewart]] (born 1993), English footballer
*[[Kevin Stewart (disambiguation)|Kevin Stewart]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Stöger]] (born 1993), Austrian footballer
*[[Kevin Stöger]] (born 1993), Austrian footballer
*[[Kevin Strickland]] (born 1959), American wrongfully convicted of murder
*[[Kevin Strickland]] (born 1959), American wrongfully convicted of murder
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*[[Kevin Strootman]] (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Strootman]] (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard]] (born 1983), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard]] (born 1983), Danish footballer
*[[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)]] (1949), American professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Sullivan (disambiguation)|Kevin Sullivan]], multiple people
*[[Kévin Théophile-Catherine]] (born 1989), French footballer
*[[Kévin Théophile-Catherine]] (born 1989), French footballer
*[[Kevin Tighe]] (born 1944), American actor
*[[Kevin Tighe]] (born 1944), American actor
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*[[Kevin Vázquez Comesaña]] (born 1993), Spanish footballer
*[[Kevin Vázquez Comesaña]] (born 1993), Spanish footballer
*[[Kevin Vermeulen]] (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Vermeulen]] (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Verville]], American politician from New Hampshire
*[[Kevin Vicuna]] (born 1998), Venezuelan professional baseball player
*[[Kevin Vicuna]] (born 1998), Venezuelan professional baseball player
*[[Kevin Vink]] (born 1984), Dutch footballer
*[[Kevin Vink]] (born 1984), Dutch footballer
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*[[Kevin Volland]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Volland]] (born 1992), German footballer
*[[Kevin Von Erich]] (born 1957), retired American professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Von Erich]] (born 1957), retired American professional wrestler
*[[Kevin Walker (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Walker (disambiguation)|Kevin Walker]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Warwick]] (born 1954), British cybernetics professor at the [[University of Reading]]
*[[Kevin Warwick]] (born 1954), British cybernetics professor at the [[University of Reading]]
*[[Kevin Weidlich]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Weidlich]] (born 1989), German footballer
*[[Kevin Werdelmann]], German songwriter and musician
*[[Kevin Werdelmann]], German songwriter and musician
*[[Kevin White (mayor)|Kevin White]] (1929–2012), American mayor of Boston 1968–1984
*[[Kevin White (disambiguation)|Kevin White]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Wilhelm]], American business consultant
*[[Kevin Widmer]] (born 1970), Swiss athlete
*[[Kevin Wimmer]] (born 1992), Austrian footballer
*[[Kevin Wimmer]] (born 1992), Austrian footballer
*[[Kevin Winston Jr.]], American college football player
*[[Kevin Wölk]] (born 1985), German footballer
*[[Kevin Wölk]] (born 1985), German footballer
*[[Kevin Wolze]] (born 1990), German footballer
*[[Kevin Wolze]] (born 1990), German footballer
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*[[Kevin Young (footballer)|Kevin Young]] (born 1961), English footballer
*[[Kevin Young (footballer)|Kevin Young]] (born 1961), English footballer
*[[Noodles (musician)|Kevin John Wasserman]] (born 1963), American guitarist for [[The Offspring]] (better known as "Noodles")
*[[Noodles (musician)|Kevin John Wasserman]] (born 1963), American guitarist for [[The Offspring]] (better known as "Noodles")
*[[Kevin Zenón]] (born 2001), Argentine footballer
*[[Kevin Žižek]] (born 1998), Slovenian footballer
*[[Kevin Žižek]] (born 1998), Slovenian footballer
*[[Kévin Zohi]] (born 1997), Ivorian-Malian footballer
*[[Kévin Zohi]] (born 1997), Ivorian-Malian footballer
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*Kevin Beckman, a character in the 2016 American supernatural comedy film ''[[List of Ghostbusters characters#Kevin Beckman|Ghostbusters]]''
*Kevin Beckman, a character in the 2016 American supernatural comedy film ''[[List of Ghostbusters characters#Kevin Beckman|Ghostbusters]]''
*Kevin Boggs, a character in 1990 American fantasy romance movie ''[[Edward Scissorhands#Cast|Edward Scissorhands]]''
*Kevin Boggs, a character in 1990 American fantasy romance movie ''[[Edward Scissorhands#Cast|Edward Scissorhands]]''
*Kevin Burke, a character in the 1998 American sitcom ''[[Two of a Kind (American TV series)#Cast and characters|Two of a Kind]]''
*[[Kevin Butler (character)|Kevin Butler]], a fictional character in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" PS3 marketing campaign
*[[Kevin Butler (character)|Kevin Butler]], a fictional character in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" PS3 marketing campaign
*[[List of characters in Ed, Edd n Eddy#Kevin|Kevin]], a character from the cartoon ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''
*[[List of characters in Ed, Edd n Eddy#Kevin|Kevin]], a character from the cartoon ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 11 November 2024

For other uses, see Kevin (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kelvin (given name).

Kevin
Gendermasculine
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Word/nameCaoimhín
Meaningof noble birth
Other names
Variant form(s)Caoimhín, Kevan, Kevyn

Kevin (/ˈkɛvɪn/) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coemgenus). It is composed of caomh "dear; noble";[1] Old Irish cóem and -gin ("birth"; Old Irish gein).[2]

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

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.[3] In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the late nineteenth century, with Kevin Barry and Kevin O'Higgins prominent in the Irish revolutionary period. Later it was "widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world",[3] surging in popularity during the 1950s. In the United States the name's popularity peaked at rank 11 in 1963. It has steadily decreased in popularity since then, but was still given with moderate frequency in the 2010s, at rank 89 as of 2016.[4] Kevin fell out of the US Top 100 the following year and now ranks at Number 156.[5] 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.[6]

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).[7]

In mainland Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s and 1990s via such American pop culture figures as actor Kevin Costner, singer Kevin Richardson, and, most prominently, Kevin McCallister, Macaulay Culkin's character in the Christmas comedy film Home Alone.[8] "Kevin" was notorious for being extremely popular among lower-class parents between the end of the 1980s and the 2000s.[8] The name peaked markedly in the early 1990s, reaching first rank in France (sometimes spelt Kévin) during 1989–1994,[8] during 1991–1992 in Switzerland and in 1991 in Germany.[citation needed] In German markets, Home Alone was released as Kevin – Allein zu Haus. 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.[9] Kevinismus has become German short-hand for negative social preconceptions about trendy or exotic names.[10][11] The name has had similar negative connotations in France.[12]

People

Fictional

See also

References

  1. ^ "cáem". Irish Language Dictionary. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "gein". Irish Language Dictionary. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin".
  4. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Kevin". Behind the Name. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Kevin: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names".
  6. ^ donnah. "Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kelvin".
  8. ^ a b c Chrisafis, Angelique (5 August 2022). "We need to talk about Kévin: French namesakes fight national mockery". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Oliver Trenkamp Ungerechte Grundschullehrer: Kevin ist kein Name, sondern eine Diagnose". Spiegel Online. 16 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ Katrin Pribyl, "KEVINISMUS" Wie Namen die Zukunft von Kindern beeinflussen Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Welt, 26 February 2008.
  11. ^ Sarah Zhang, [The Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?], Discoblog (discovermagazine.com), 1 February 2012. "Kevinometer: Kennen Sie das Kevinismus-Risiko Ihrer Lieblingsnamen?" (beliebte-vornamen.de) Archived 2017-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ ""Sauvons les Kévin" : Un documentaire pour réhabiliter un prénom mal-aimé". 11 July 2022.
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