Kevin

Kevin is an Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the elements caomh, meaning gentle or kind, and fín, meaning fair or white, giving the overall sense of gentle birth or fair-begotten. The name was borne by Saint Caoimhín of Glendalough, a sixth-century Irish monk whose monastery became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in medieval Ireland, cementing the name's enduring popularity in Irish tradition. From Ireland the name spread widely throughout the English-speaking world during the twentieth century. Related forms include Cavan, Caoimhín, and the Anglicized variant Kevan.