Kevin 5563327 225865846 2008-07-15T19:37:34Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] Hacker {{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Kevin | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Kevin''' |- ! Gender: | Male |- ! Origin: | Irish |- ! Meaning: | ''Gentle Birth'' |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}} |} {{For|other uses|Kevin (disambiguation)}} '''Kevin''', [[Gaeilge|Irish]] ''[[Caoimhin|Caoimhín]]'' ([[old Irish]] ''Caoimhghín'' or ''Caemgen''), is a male [[first name]] of Irish origin. It is believed that [[Kevin of Glendalough|Saint Kevin]] was the one who popularized the name, although Kevin is not a biblical name. Kevin is believed to be derived from the Irish ''coem'' "kind, gentle, handsome" and ''gein'' "birth".<ref name="Meaning">[http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=kevin Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kevin<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kevin is unrelated to the names Kelvin or Calvin.<ref name="Related Names">[http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=kevin Behind the Name: Search Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> "Kevin" is one of <blockquote></blockquote>the top 100 baby names in [[France]], [[Ireland]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United States]].<ref name="Popularity">[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=kevin Behind the Name: Search Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==People named Kevin== *[[Kevin Bacon]] (born 1958), American actor *[[Kevin Costner]] (born 1955), American actor *[[Kevin Doherty (judo)|Kevin Doherty]] (born 1958), Canadian judoka *[[Kevin Eastman]] (born 1962), American comic book artist *[[Kevin Faulk]] (born 1976), American football player *[[Kevin Federline]] (born 1978), (Dancer/Actor/Rapper), Former husband of Britney Spears *[[Kevin Garnett]] (born 1976), American basketball player *[[Kevin Haskins]] (born 1960), drummer *[[Kevin James]] (born 1965), actor. *[[Kevin Johnson]] (born 1966), American basketball player *[[Kevin Kline]] (born 1947), American actor. *[[Kevin Martin (basketball)|Kevin Martin]] (born 1983), American basketball player *[[Kevin McHale]] (born 1957), American basketball player *[[Kevin "Boo" McLee]] (born 1983), American football player *[[Kevin McMahon (athlete)|Kevin McMahon]] (born 1972), American hammer thrower *[[Kevin Mitnick]] (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]]. *[[Kevin Nealon]] (born 1953), American actor *[[Kevin Neufeld]] (born 1960), Canadian rower *[[Kevin Ollie]] (born 1972), American basketball player *[[Kevin Pollak]] (born 1957), actor *[[Kevin Rose]] (born 1977), founder of [[Digg]]. *[[Kevin Rudd]], [[prime minister of Australia]] *[[Kevin Smith]] (born 1970), actor *[[Kevin Sorbo]] (born 1958), actor *[[Kevin Spacey]] (born 1959), actor *[[Kevin Ray Underwood]] (born 1979), American pedophile, rapist, murderer, and suspected cannibal *[[Kevin Warwick]] (born 1954), cybernetics professor at the [[University of Reading]]. === References === <references/> [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Irish given names]] {{disambig}} [[de:Kevin]] [[es:Kevin]] [[fr:Kevin]] [[he:קווין הקדוש]] [[hu:Kevin]] [[nl:Kevin]] [[pl:Kewin]] [[pt:Kevin]] [[sv:Kevin]] [[zh:凯文]]