Calvin
Origin of the name Calvin:
From the French surname Cauvin, a derivative of the Latin calvinus (little bald one), which has its root in calvus (bald). The name was originally bestowed in honor of French Protestant reformer John Calvin (1509-64). Var: Kalvin. Short: Cal, Kal.
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John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., known as Calvin, the 30th president of the United States.
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Calvin is an imaginative and mischevious young boy in Bill Waterson's seminal comic strip Calvin & Hobbes.
Calvin O'Keefe is a recurring character in Madeline L'Engle's novels.
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Global Popularity of the Name Calvin
- #113 in Scotland
- #183 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #228 in United States
- #300 in Canada (Alberta)
- #358 in Canada (Quebec)
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