Kevin (; Irish:
Caoimhín ,
Middle Irish:
Caoimhghín ,
Old Irish:
Cóemgein ,
Scottish Gaelic:
Caomhainn,
Latin:
Coemgenus) is a male
first name of
Goidelic origin. Among the earliest famous bearers of the name was
Saint Kevin, although Kevin is not a
biblical name. Caoimhghín derives from the Irish
caomh (Old Irish
cóem) "kind, honest, handsome" and
-gin (Old Irish
gein) "birth". Kevin influenced the similarly Irish-derived
Kelvin, as well as the Latin
Calvin. "Kevin" is one of the top 100 male baby names in
Chile, France, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands,
Northern Ireland, Norway,
Slovenia, Sweden and the United States. It can also be spelled Kevyn, Keven, or Kevan.