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Caoimhín is an Irish Gaelic name derived from the Old Irish element caomh, meaning gentle, kind, or dear, combined with a diminutive suffix, giving an overall sense of little gentle one or dear little one. It is the native Irish form of the name borne by Saint Caoimhín of Glendalough, a sixth-century monk who founded a celebrated monastic settlement in County Wicklow and became one of the patron saints of Dublin. The name was Latinized as Coemgenus in medieval ecclesiastical use and is most familiar internationally through its anglicized form Kevin, which has spread widely throughout the English-speaking world. Caoimhe is a related Irish name sharing the same caomh root.