Origin of the name Marvin:
A name that arose in the Middle Ages as a variant of the Welsh Mervyn (sea hill, eminent marrow). Alternatively, it might be derived from the obsolete Merefin, a compound name composed of the element mere (lake, pond, sea) and the ethnic term Finn (a Finn, from Finland) or fionn (white, fair, clear).
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye
"Marvin Redpost" children's series by Louis Sachar
Marvin the Paranoid Android, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Global Popularity of the Name Marvin
- #52 in Germany
- #59 in Austria
- #373 in United States
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