Caoimhín

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Irish

Alternative forms

Caoimhghin

Etymology

From Old Irish Cóemgen. By surface analysis, caomh (“dear”) +‎ -ín. Compare Serbo-Croatian Dragan.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kiːˈvʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvʲinʲ/

Proper noun

Caoimhín m (genitive Chaoimhín)

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kevin

Descendants

→ English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Caoimhín*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
Caoimhín	Chaoimhín	gCaoimhín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caoimhín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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