Calvin (given name)
| Pronunciation | /ˈkælvɪn/ KAL-vin |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | surname of John Calvin |
Calvin is a masculine given name. It has been especially 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] In the United States, the name had a short burst of popularity in the mid-to-late 1920s, due to president Calvin Coolidge (in office 1923–1929) and has remained of limited but more or less constant popularity since (fluctuating between ranks 130 and 231 during 1945–2016).[2]
Notable people with this name include:
- John Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
- Calvin Abrams, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Calvin Abueva (born 1988), Filipino professional basketball player
- Calvin Andrew (born 1986), English footballer
- Calvin Borel, thoroughbred horse jockey
- Calvin Broadus, rapper, better known as Snoop Dogg
- Calvin Chen, a member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit
- Calvin Cheng, fashion mogul
- Calvin Galusha Coolidge, American politician
- Calvin Gotlieb (born 1921), Canadian professor
- Calvin Harris, Scottish electro musician/singer
- Calvin Hill, former NFL player
- Calvin Johnson (musician), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records
- Calvin Johnson (American football), National Football League player
- Calvin Klein (fashion designer)
- Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr., current National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Miller, Scottish footballer
- Calvin Murphy, former National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Peete (1943 – 2015), American professional golfer
- Calvin Pickard, National Hockey League goaltender
- Calvin Ridley, American football player
- Calvin Ripken, Jr., former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Ripken, Sr., former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Trillin, writer
Fictional characters:
- Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), a main character of the retired comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- Calvin Cambridge, main character in the 2002 film Like Mike
- Calvin Valentine, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics
- Calvin, the titular alien in the 2017 film Life
- Calvin Maxwell, the one of the protagonists in Power Rangers Ninja Steel
References
- ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Calvin".
- ^ behindthename.com
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