Kevin at a glance
- Meaning
- “gentle birth”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Irish
- Pronunciation
- KEV-in
- Other forms
- Caoimhín, Kevan
Where the name Kevin comes from
Kevin comes from the Irish name Caoimhín, made of words meaning “gentle” or “handsome” and “birth”. Saint Kevin founded a famous monastery at Glendalough in Ireland. The name became very popular around the world in the 20th century.