Caoimhín

Irish

Alternative forms

• Caoimhghin

Etymology

From Old Irish Cóemgen. By surface analysis, caomh (“dear”) +‎ -ín. Compare Serbo-Croatian Dragan.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kiːˈvʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvʲinʲ/

Proper noun

Caoimhín m (genitive Chaoimhín)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kevin

Descendants

• → English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Caoimhín	Chaoimhín	gCaoimhín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caoimhín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm