What does Marvin mean?

Marvin means "marrow; eminent, great"

How do we pronounce Marvin?

Marvin \mar-vin, ma-rv-in\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Marvin is pronounced in English as MAARVihN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marvin: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Marvin?

Marvin is of Welsh origin, and it is used mainly in the English and German languages. The first name is derived from the English surname, which is itself of the medieval Merfyn (Welsh), comprising of the elements mer ('marrow') and myn ('eminent, great'). The name Merfyn was borne by an obscure 9th-century Welsh king. Through Middle English, the syllable '-er-' was altered to '-ar-'. An alternative derivation is from Maerwine (Old English), of the meaning 'famous friend'. The first name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. It is popular among Afro-Americans, where it is often bestowed in honor of the singer Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown label. Marvin is an English variant transcription of name Mervyn meaning (English and Welsh). Marvin is a widely used name; it has 34 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variation transcriptions used in English include Marve meaning, Marven name popularity, short names for Marvenn, name Marvenne origin, Marvine meaning of name, Marvinn pronounciation, name Marvinne, Marvyn name popularity, meaning of Marvyne, Marvynn definition, Marvynne definition, short names for Marwen, Marwenn meaning and origin, meaning of Marwenne, what does the name Marwin mean, Marwine definition, name Marwinn origin, Marwinne pronounciation, Marwyn meaning of name, meaning of Marwynn, Marwynne pronounciation, Mervyn definition, what does the name Merwin mean, name Murven meaning, Murvenn meaning, Murvenne name variations, Murvin name variations, Murvinn name variations, Murvinne pronounciation, Murvyn name popularity, Murvynn meaning of name, and Murvynne definition. The contraction what does the name Marv mean is another English variant transcription. Mervin pronounciation (Irish) is a variant transcription of Marvin that is in foreign languages. See also the related form, Marvalee pronounciation (English). Marvin is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1931 with 0.407% of baby boys being given the name Marvin. It ranked at #45 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in popularity, and is of only occasional use now. In 2010, it ranked at #431 with a usage of 0.031%, was nonetheless the most regularly used among all boy names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Marvin:

  • Composer Marvin Hamlisch, born 2 June 1944, New York, New York
  • Singer Marvin Gaye, born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., 2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984.

List of baby names Marvin:

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The baby name Marvin fun facts:

The name Marvin in reverse order is "Nivram".

The numerological value of the name Marvin is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Marvin?

Marvin is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames