Cefin

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Welsh form of KEVIN.

KEVIN   male   English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.
EQUIVALENTS
DANISH: Kevin
DUTCH: Kevin
ENGLISH: Kevin, Kevyn
FRENCH: Kevin
GERMAN: Kevin
IRISH: Caoimhín, Cóemgein, Kevan, Kevin
NORWEGIAN: Kevin
SWEDISH: Kevin
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Kev