Caoimhín

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)

1. 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