Meanings
- A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.
- USA male given name transferred from the surname.
Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh… Why do you keep calling me Calvin? Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear.
1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future1 more example
As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes.
2025 June 11, Oliver Wainwright, “‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025
Origin
Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Calvyn
- Calvynsurname
Chinese Cantonese 加爾文 /加尔文
- 加爾文 /加尔文 (gaa¹ ji⁵ man⁴)surname
Chinese Mandarin 加爾文 /加尔文, 卡爾文 /卡尔文
- 加爾文 /加尔文 (Jiā'ěrwén)surname
- 卡爾文 /卡尔文 (Kǎ'ěrwén)surname
- 卡爾文 /卡尔文 (Kǎ'ěrwén)male given name
Czech Kalvín
- Kalvínsurname
Dutch Calvijn
- Calvijnsurname
French Calvin
- Calvinsurname
German Calvin
- Calvinsurname
Greek Καλβίνος
- Καλβίνος (Kalvínos)male given name
Italian Calvino
- Calvinosurname
Latin Calvinus
- Calvinussurname
Polish Kalwin
- Kalwinsurname
Portuguese Calvino
- Calvinosurname
Russian Кальви́н
- Кальви́н (Kalʹvín)surname
Spanish Calvino
- Calvinosurname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Calvin
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
Calvin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calvin
“Calvin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calvin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calvin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calvin.
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