Calvin (given name)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈkælvɪn/ KAL-vin |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | surname of John Calvin |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Kalvin |
| Nickname(s) | Cal, Callie, Cally, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin |
| Related names | Kelvin |
Calvin is a masculine given name. It has been particularly popular among American Protestants, who may be baptized as John Calvin to honor the religious leader, although in the judgement of the Oxford Dictionary of First Names, the modern given name "owes its popularity as much to the New York fashion designer Calvin Klein [b. 1942] as to the theologian".[1]
Notable people with this name include:
- Calvin Abrams (1924–1997), Major League Baseball outfielder
- Calvin Abueva (born 1988), Filipino professional basketball player
- Calvin Anderson (born 1996), American football player
- Calvin Andrew (born 1986), English footballer
- Calvin Ashford (c. 1965–2008), African-American interior designer
- Calvin Borel (b. 1966), thoroughbred horse jockey
- Calvin Broadus, or his stage name Snoop Dogg (b. 1971), American rapper
- Calvin Chen (b. 1980), member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit
- Calvin Cheng (b. 1975), fashion mogul
- Calvin Galusha Coolidge (1815–1878), American politician, grandfather of the 30th U.S. president
- Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), 30th President of the United States
- Calvin Gotlieb (1921–2016), Canadian professor
- Calvin Harris (b. 1984), Scottish electro musician/singer
- Calvin Hill (b. 1947), former NFL player
- Calvin Isufi (b. 2001), Albanian footballer
- Calvin Johnson (musician), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records
- Calvin Johnson (b. 1985), National Football League player
- Calvin Klein (fashion designer) (b. 1942)
- Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. (b. 1987), current National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Miller (b. 1998), Scottish footballer
- Calvin Miller (b. 1996), American runner
- Calvin Murphy (b. 1948), former National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Peete (1943–2015), American professional golfer
- Calvin Petrie (b. 1984), Montserratian international footballer
- Calvin Pickard (b. 1992), National Hockey League goaltender
- Calvin Ridley (b. 1994), American football player
- Calvin Ripken, Jr. (b. 1960), former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Ripken, Sr. (1935–1999), former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Robinson, British political commentator and clergyman
- Calvin Ross (born c. 1945), American law enforcement officer
- Calvin Royal III (b. 1988/89), American ballet dancer
- Calvin Schrage (b. 1991), American politician
- Calvin Simon (1942–2022), American musician
- Calvin Smith (b. 1961), American former sprint track and field athlete
- Calvin Smedshammer (b. 2003), American Patriot
- Calvin Thomas (1854–1919), American scholar
- Calvin Trillin (b. 1935), writer
- Calvin Throckmorton (b. 1996), American football player
- Calvin Wooster (1771–1798), American circuit rider
Fictional characters
- Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), a main character of the retired comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- Calvin, the titular alien in the 2017 film Life
- Calvin Cambridge, main character in the 2002 film Like Mike
- Calvin Candie, character in the 2012 film Django Unchained
- Calvin Fischoder, character from animated series, Bob's Burgers
- Calvin Maxwell, one of the protagonists in Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Calvin Swanson, character from the anime series Glitter Force (originally named Keita Midorikawa)
- Calvin Valentine, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics
References
- ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Calvin".
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