Marvin

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Mervin, Mervine, Mirfin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.vɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vɪn

Proper noun

Marvin

1. A male given name from Welsh.
   • 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 from Welsh.
3. A village in North Carolina.
4. A town in South Dakota.

See also

• Hank Marvin

References

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

Anagrams

• varmin

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 from Welsh

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Marvin.

German

Alternative forms

• Marwin

Etymology

Borrowed from English Marvin in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Marvin

1. a male given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾbin/ [ˈmaɾ.β̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -aɾbin
• Syllabification: Mar‧vin

Proper noun

Marvin m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Marvin