# Kevin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛvɪn/ · frequency rank #2,684

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A working-class male.

## Etymology
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

## Easily confused with
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kevin-vs-kin)
- **Klein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kevin-vs-klein)
- **kirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kevin-vs-kirin)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-kevin)
- **Kev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kev-vs-kevin)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-kevin)
- **keen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keen-vs-kevin)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-kevin)
- **keir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keir-vs-kevin)
- **kain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kain-vs-kevin)
- **Karin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karin-vs-kevin)
- **kelvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelvin-vs-kevin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ekvin`, `keivn`, `kevinn`, `kevni`, `kevvin`, `kkevin`, `kvein`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kevin