Kevin

Kevin

a masculine name

Origin of Kevin

Irish Caomghin from Old Irish Coemgen, literally , comely birth

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Proper noun

(plural Kevins)

A male given name. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
(UK, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.

Origin

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

See also: Kévin

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Kevin would rather spend time with Bob, his optimistic friend, than his cynical and gloomy friend, Victor.
Britney, the one who shells out for everyone's payroll, not to mention lawyer's fees (for both her and Kevin) and has to pay $25,000 for some mysterious audit at Jive Records is allowed access to a meager $1,500 per week of her own money.
Paquin's roles include films that put her opposite multiple stars from Sean Penn to Kevin Spacey (Hurlyburly), Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen (A Walk on the Moon), Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry (X-Men, X2 and X-Men The Last Stand).
Most recently, the Grammy winning singer, actress, and business woman is gaining attention for her marriage and impending divorce to her former back-up dancer Kevin Federline, with whom she has two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.
Lovato is best known for her role as Sonny Munroe in the popular Disney Channel show, Sonny With a Chance and as Mitchie Torres in the straight to television movie Camp Rock, which also starred Nick, Kevin, and Joe Jonas.

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