What does Kelvin mean?

Kelvin means "narrow water; washer"

How do we pronounce Kelvin?

Kelvin \kel-vin, ke-lv-in\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kelvin is pronounced as KEHLVihN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kelvin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Kelvin?

Kelvin has its origins in the Scottish language and it is used largely in English. The first name is derived from the English surname, itself of the name of the Scottish river named Kelvin, which is of the Gaelic meaning 'narrow water'. The surname was borne by the famous Irish physicist Lord Kelvin (William Thomson, 1824-1907) who developed the Kelvin scale for measuring temperature. The name could also be from Old English root elements for 'ship' and 'friend'. Its popularity has been influenced by other names such as Melvin and Calvin. The name is currently more widespread in Canada than elsewhere. Kelvin is a variant form of the English and Scottish short names for Clyde in the English language. Kelvin has 15 variant forms. Variant forms of Kelvin include nicknames for Kellven, baby name Kelven, Kelvon name popularity, Kelwen meaning, name Kelwenn meaning, nicknames for Kelwenne, Kelwin name, Kelwine name variations, what does the name Kelwinn mean, Kelwinne name variations, short names for Kelwyn, Kelwynn name, and Kelwynne pronounciation. Other English forms include the spelling variants Kelvan definition and Kelvyn meaning. Kelvin is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1963 with 0.064% of baby boys being named Kelvin. It had a ranking of #210 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #517 with a usage of 0.024%, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used among all boy names in its family.

List of baby names that sound like Kelvin:

the English Kelvyn meaning and origin, the English baby name Kalvin, the name name Kellven, the English meaning of Kelvan, the English Kelven meaning of name, the name Kelvon name, the English nicknames for Kleavon, the English short names for Klevon, the name name Caleban, the name Calvan meaning, the name Calven name variations, the English and German name Calvin meaning, the name Calvon name variations, the name Calvun meaning and origin, the name Calvyn name, the name baby name Clavin, the name Clavon name variations, the name name Clayvon meaning, the name meaning of Cleaven, and the name meaning of Cleavin.

The baby name Kelvin fun facts:

The name Kelvin in reverse order is "Nivlek".

The numerological value of the name Kelvin is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Kelvin?

Kelvin is in the top names in USA.

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