Marvin

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marvin

  1. A male given name.
    • 1979 Douglas Adams: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Chapter 11:
      "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?"
  2. A surname​.
  3. A village in North Carolina.
  4. A town in South Dakota.

See also

References

  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mar‧vin

Noun

Marvin

  1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Marvin in the 20th century.

Proper noun

Marvin

  1. A male given name.
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