Arvin is a male given name that originates from Persia (modern-day
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
) and is also found in
Europe
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, particularly in
Germany
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. In
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
(آروین), Arvin means "tested and experienced." In German, the name translates to "friend to all", and is similar to the name
Armin
Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European languages, Indo-European origin.
In the Balkans, Armin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslavia, Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification of Amin (name), Amin, following a pat ...
, which also has
Germanic and
Iranic
Iranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are the collective ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European langu ...
roots.
The
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
version of the name is Arfin (عرفين) (earfayn), which means "trusty."
[https://crestsandarms.com/pages/arfin-family-crest-coat-of-arms] In the Arabic language, the letter ''v'' is absent and is substituted with ''f.''
Arvin is not only found in Europe,
North America
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, and the
Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
; it also appears in various other regions around the world in different forms, such as
Irvin
Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin. In Old Gaelic, the meaning of the name is "freshwater" or "friend of the sea." It can also be used as a variant of Ervin, the Eastern European version of the German name Erwin, which means "f ...
and
Ervin. These variants often share similar pronunciations and meanings.
Given name
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Arvin Amatorio Filipino-American attorney and politician
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Arvin Appiah (born 2001), English footballer of Ghanaian descent
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Arvin Arnold (1878-1941), American businessman and politician
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Arvin Boolell (born 1953), Mauritian politician
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Arvin Chen (born 1978), Taiwanese-American director and screenwrite
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Arvin Ghahremani (2004-2024), Iranian Jew executed by the Iranian government
*
Arvin Moazzami (born 1990), Iranian cyclist
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Arvin Reingold (1930–2020), American lawyer and politician
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Arvin Slagter
Arvin Slagter (born 19 September 1985) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Slagter became an Olympic champion in Paris 2024 with the Netherlands.
Slagter also played for several other Dutch 5vs5 ...
(born 1985), Dutch basketball player
*
Arvin Tolentino
Arvin Dave de Leon Tolentino (born November 5, 1995) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He also serves as an assistant coach for the PSP Gymers of the Women's Maharlika ...
(born 1995), Filipino professional basketball player
Surname
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Ann Arvin (born 1945), American pediatrician and professor
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Bahare Arvin (born 1982), Iranian sociologist and reformist politician
*
Mary Willie Arvin (1879–1947), American nurse and WWI veteran
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Newton Arvin (1900–1963), American literary critic, historian and academic
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Nick Arvin, American engineer and writer
*
Reed Arvin
Reed Arvin is an American record producer, keyboardist, and writer, known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins.
In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986. Arvin produc ...
, American record producer, keyboardist and author
In fiction
* Arvin Russell, a character in film ''
The Devil All the Time''
*
Arvin Sloane
Arvin Sloane is a fictional character played by Ron Rifkin. He was the former director of SD-6 on the television series, '' Alias''.
''TV Guide'' included him in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; ( ...
, a character in the television series ''Alias''
See also
*
MV Arvin, Ukrainian bulk cargo ship
References
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Persian-language surnames