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Kevin Milam
Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; ; ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicised from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the late nineteenth century, with Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan
As a given name, Kevan is a variant of the name Kevin (''Caoimheán'' or ''Caomhán '', an Irish diminutive form of ''Caoimhín''; also anglicized ''Keevan'' or ''Cavan'').''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine variant is ''Caoimhe'' (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). The Irish surname Kevan is an anglicization of '' Ó Géibheannaigh'' (also rendered Keaveney) or ''Caomhánach'' (also rendered Cavens (other), Cavens). Given name *Kevan Barbour (born 1949), international cricket umpire from Zimbabwe *Kevan Barlow (born 1979), former American football running back *Kevan Broadhurst (born 1959), English former professional footballer, coach and football manager *Kevan Brown (born 1966), retired English professional footballer *Kevan George (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer *Kevan Gosper, AO (1933–2024), Australian athlete and administrator *Kevan Guy (born 1965), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |