Marvin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.vɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vɪn
Proper noun edit
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 edit
References edit
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Marvin, from Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mar‧vin
Noun edit
Marvin
- a male given name from Welsh
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Marvin.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Marvin in the 20th century.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Marvin
- a male given name
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Marvin m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Marvin