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Kevin (/ˈkɛv.ɪn/; Irish: Caoimhín /kiː.vʲiːnʲ/ Middle Irish: Caoimhghín /kəiṽʲ.ʝiːnʲ/ Old Irish: Cóemgein /koiṽʲ.ɣʲinʲ/ Scottish Gaelic: Caomhainn Latin: Coemgenus) is a male first name of Gaelic origin. Among the earliest famous bearers of the name was Saint Kevin although Kevin is not a biblical name. Caoimhghín derives from the Irish caomh (Old Irish cóem) kind honest handsome and -gin (Old Irish gein) birth.