Marvin (name)
Marvin is a male given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn,[1] which is thought to derive from the Medieval Welsh name Myrddin.[2] It is also found as a surname. Marven is a variant form. The name Marvin means Great lord
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Wales |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Mervin, Mervyn, Merwin, Myrddin |
People with the given name Marvin
Film and music
- Marvin Gaye (1939–1984), American singer-songwriter, record producer
- Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012), American composer, conductor
- Marvin Kaplan, American actor
- Marvin Miller, American actor
- Marvin Sease (1946–2011), American singer-songwriter
- Marvin Watson, rapper better known by his stage name Messy Marv
Sports
- Marvin Harrison, American Football Player
- Marvin Andrews, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Marvin Bagley III, American basketball player
- Marvin Bracy-Williams, American football player
- Marvin Crenshaw, America football player
- Marvin Eastman, American mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Marvin Hagler, American former boxer
- Marvin LaRose, American football player
- Marvin Gaye Williams Jr, American basketball player
Other
- Marvin T. Culpepper, Louisiana politician
- Marvin Hoffenberg (1914-2013), American economist and political scientist
- Marvin Miller, American baseball player's union organizer
- Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence
- Marvin Sands (1924-1999), American businessman, founder and CEO of Constellation Brands
- Marvin Zindler, American news reporter
Fictional characters
- Marvin (horror host), 1950s Chicago area horror host
- Marvin the Martian, a fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons
- Marvin, the Paranoid Android, a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
- Marvin White (Super Friends), a supporting character of the Super Friends cartoon
- Marvin Redpost, the main character in the Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar
- Marvin Monroe, a fictional Simpsons character who died during the 6th season
- Marvin Suggs, a character from The Muppet Show
- Mouth McFadden, real name Marvin, a main character in One Tree Hill (TV series)
- Marvin Branagh, A Lieutenant at the Racoon Police Department in Resident Evil 2
- Marvin, a character in Back to the Future
- Marvin, a character in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction
- Marvin (Falsettos character), the fictional protagonist of the 1979 and 2016 musical Falsettos
- Marvin Miller, A 2 year old ginger in Marvin (comics)
- Mrs Marvin, a character in Waikiki Wedding
- Marvin Acme, a character in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Marvin Blake, a character in The Cabin in the Cotton
- Marvin Dibner, a character in Sunset
- Marvin Dorfler, a character in Midnight Run
- Marvin Gardens, a character in The Twilight Zone episode The Big Tall Wish
- Marvin Griswald, a character in Under Cover of Night
- Marvin McNasty, the main villain of Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
- Marvin O. Bagman, a character in Good Omens
- Marvin Rickles, a character in Tight Spot
- Marvin Unger, a character in The Killing
- Marvin Wilson, a character in Harvey
- Dan Marvin, a character in S.O.S. Titanic
- Mary Marvin, a character in S.O.S. Titanic
- Daniel Marvin, a character in Captain Caution
- Dorothy Marvin, a character in Marked Woman
- Judge Marvin, a character in Reap the Wild Wind
- Robert Marvin, a character in Secret Agent
People with the surname Marvin
- Charles A. Marvin (1929-2003), Louisiana district attorney and circuit judge
- Hank Marvin (born 1941), member of British band The Shadows
- Heidi Jo Marvin, astrophysicist
- James Marvin (academic), Chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1874 to 1883
- James M. Marvin (1809–1901), US Representative from New York
- Junior Marvin (Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr, born 1949), Jamaican guitarist
- Lee Marvin (1924–1987), Academy Award-winning American film actor
- Mia Marvin (1904-1992), American actress
- Nathaniel C. Marvin (1826–1895), New York politician
- Matthew Marvin, Sr. (1600–1678), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut
- Matthew Marvin, Jr. (1626–1712), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut
- Samuel Marvin (1664–1754), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
See also
- Marvin (disambiguation)
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