Calvin

Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkælvɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ælvɪn

Calvin

1. A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.
2. (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future:

     Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh… Why do you keep calling me Calvin?
     Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear.

   • 2025 June 11, Oliver Wainwright, “‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 August 2025:

     As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes.

• Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle
• Calvin cycle
• Calvinism

• Clavin, Valcin, Vancil