# Marvin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.vɪn/ · frequency rank #11,913

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh.
2. A surname from Welsh.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

## Easily confused with
- **maven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-maven)
- **Mavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-mavis)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-morin)
- **merlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-merlin)
- **Melvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-melvin)
- **Marwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-marwan)
- **Mervyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-mervyn)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/main-vs-marvin)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mari-vs-marvin)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marv-vs-marvin)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marvin)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marvin)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-marvin)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marin-vs-marvin)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maris-vs-marvin)
- **Malin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-marvin)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martin-vs-marvin)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marvin)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margin-vs-marvin)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvel-vs-marvin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrvin`, `marivn`, `marrvin`, `marvinn`, `marvni`, `marvvin`, `mavrin`, `mmarvin`, `mravin`

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