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Keevin
How to Pronounce Keevin
Pronounced KEE-vin /ˈkiː.vɪn/Medium
Meaning: Keevin is a phonetic respelling of Kevin, from the Irish Caoimhin, built on caomh, 'gentle, kind, handsome'. The doubled e simply spells out the long first vowel of the classic Irish name.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Keevin is a respelling of Kevin, the anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhin, from caomh meaning 'gentle, handsome'. As Kevin became a mid-century favorite, rarer spellings like Keevin appeared; it shows up in the 1950s and peaked around 1993.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its height, so a Keevin from that peak would be in his thirties today. It reads as a spelling variant rather than a name in its own right, with Kevin as its everyday form.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Keevin mean?
It is a respelling of Kevin, from the Irish Caoimhin, meaning 'gentle, handsome birth'.
How do you pronounce Keevin?
It's said KEE-vin /ˈkiː.vɪn/, two syllables with the stress up front.
Is Keevin a boy or girl name?
Keevin is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Keevin?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high point in the early nineteen-nineties.