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Where does “Calvin” come from?

Calvin derives from French Cauvin, from French chauve meaning "bald," from Latin calvus meaning "bald," from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós, from the root kl̥H-.

Ancestry of “Calvin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchCauvin—
2LatinCalvinus—

Words derived from “Calvin”

  • Calvinist
  • Calvinistic
  • Calvinize
  • Calvinball
  • Calvinise
Every word from Latin Calvinus →