English

Alternative forms

• Alvyn

Proper noun

Alvin

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• Always rare in Britain but revived in the U.S.A. in the nineteenth century.

Related terms

• Alven

Translations

See also

• Albin
• Alwin, Alwyn, Elwin

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

• anvil

Finnish

Noun

alvin

1. Instructive plural form of alpi.

Anagrams

• valin, Vilna

French

Etymology

Late Latin alvinus, from alvus ‎(“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.vɛ̃/

Adjective

alvin m ‎(feminine singular alvine, masculine plural alvins, feminine plural alvines)

1. alvine