Type Word Usage Old Irish Meaning & History Old Irish suffix meaning "birth" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsKevin(Dutch) Kevan, Kevin, Kevyn(English) Kevin, Kévin(French) Kevin(German) Caoimhín, Kevin(Irish) Cóemgein(Old Irish) Kewin(Polish) Cefin(Welsh) Sources & References Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 151.