Marvin

M3A1R1V4I1N1
UK/ˈmɑː.vɪn/US/ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/

proper noun

A male given name from Welsh.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mervin · alternative Mervine · alternative Mirfin

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
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    "Thank you the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation," said Marvin and trudged desolately up the gleaming curved corridor that stretched out before them. "Let's build robots with Genuine People personalities, they said. So they tried out with me. I'm a personality prototype. You can tell can't you?"

    1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Chapter 11
  2. A surname from Welsh.
  3. A place in the United States:

Origin

  1. WelshMerfyn“Mervyn”
  2. EnglishMarvin

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

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APA

Marvin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marvin

MLA

“Marvin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marvin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marvin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marvin.

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