Kevin

English

/ˈkɛvɪn/, /ˈkɛvən/

proper noun
Definitions
  • It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
  • (British) A working-class male.

Etymology

Derived from Irish Caoimhghin derived from Old Irish Cóemgen (comely birth) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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