Kelvin (given name)
Kelvin is a masculine given name, ultimately derived from the title of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who received a baronage named for the River Kelvin (the river flowing past the University of Glasgow) in 1892. Isolated use of "Kelvin" as a given name is recorded in England in the 1920s,[1] and the name rises in popularity in the United State around 1950, according to the authors of the Oxford Dictionary of First Names possibly by association with the similar-sounding Kevin, which surged in popularity at about the same time, and maybe further influenced by Calvin and Melvin.[1] In the United States the name peaked in popularity at rank 209 in 1961 and has declined steadily since, dropping to rank 726 as of 2016.[2]
People with the given name
In arts and entertainment
- Kelvin Fletcher, English actor
- Kelvin Gosnell, British comics editor
- Kelvin Holly, American guitarist
- Kelvin Mercer, American DJ
- Kelvin Sng, Singaporean film director
- Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer
In politics
- Kelvin Davis (politician), New Zealand Member of Parliament
- Kelvin Goertzen, Canadian politician
- Kelvin Hopkins, British Labour MP
- Kelvin Ogilvie, Canadian chemist and senator
- Kelvin Thomson, Australian politician
In sports
Football (soccer)
- Kelvin Clarke, English former footballer
- Kelvin Davis, English footballer
- Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
- Kelvin Jack, Trinidadian footballer
- Kelvin Langmead, English footballer
- Kelvin Lomax, English footballer
- Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Kelvin Tilley, English footballer
- Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
American football
- Kelvin Anderson, retired American football player
- Kelvin Benjamin, American footbal player
- Kelvin Bryant, American football player
- Kelvin Hayden, American football player
- Kelvin Kinney, American football player
- Kelvin Kirk, American football player
- Kelvin Korver, American football player
- Kelvin Smith, American football player
Australian rules football
- Kelvin Matthews, Australian rules footballer
- Kelvin Moore, Australian rules footballer
- Kelvin W. Moore, Australian rules footballer
- Kelvin Templeton, former Australian rules footballer
Basketball
- Kelvin Cato, American basketball player
- Kelvin dela Peña, Filipino-Canadian basketball player
- Kelvin Ransey, American basketball player
- Kelvin Sampson, American basketball coach
- Kelvin Upshaw, American basketball player
Other sports
- Kelvin Batey, English competitive BMX racer
- Kelvin Burt, British auto racing driver
- Kelvin Davis (boxer)
- Kelvin Gastelum, American mixed martial artist
- Kelvin Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
In other fields
- Kelvin Droegemeier, American meteorologist and government advisor
- Kelvin Holdsworth, Scottish clergyman
- Kelvin Kent (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kelvin Lancaster, American academic
- Kelvin MacKenzie, British media executive
- Kelvin Martin, American criminal
- Kelvin Ogilvie, Canadian chemist and senator
Fictional characters
- Kelvin Carpenter, fictional character in the television show EastEnders
- Kelvin Joe Inman, secondary character on the ABC television drama Lost
- Kelvin R. Throop, fictional character from the novel Analog Science Fiction and Fact
References
- 1 2 A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kelvin".
- ↑ behindthename.com
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