Marvin
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English
Alternative forms
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
- 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?"
- A surname from Welsh.
- A village in North Carolina.
- 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
- a male given name from Welsh
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Marvin.
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Marvin in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marvin
- a male given name
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marvin m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Marvin
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