Elvin

Elvin is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

As an English first name, Elvin is a variant of Alvin or Alwin , which in turn is derived from a medieval form of various Old English names. The name occurs especially in the USA and occasionally as a family name.

Irrespective of this, Elvin also appears as a male given name in Albania , Azerbaijan and various Balkan countries .

variants

• Elvinas , Lithuanian

Name bearer

family name

• Gracie Elvin (* 1988), Australian cyclist
• Herbert Henry Elvin (1874–1949), British trade unionist

English first name

• Elvin Bethea (born 1946), American football player
• Elvin Bishop (* 1942), American blues rock singer and guitarist
• Elvin Hayes (* 1945), American basketball player
• Elvin Morton Jellinek (1890–1963), American physiologist and researcher into alcoholism
• Elvin Jones (1927-2004), American jazz musician
• Elvin A. Kabat (1914-2000), American chemist and immunologist
• Elvin G. Nimrod (* 1943), Grenadian politician
• Hubert Elvin Rance (1898–1974), British colonial governor and administrator
• Pernell Elvin Roberts (1928-2010), American actor
• Elvin Shepherd (1923–1995), American jazz musician

More name bearers

• Elvin Beqiri (* 1980), Albanian football player
• Elvin Santos (* 1963), Honduran politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Elvin on behindthename.com (Engl.)
2. ↑ Alvin on behindthename.com (Engl.)
3. ↑ Elvin on vornames-weltweit.de