Ке́вин
Kévinmasculine
Ке́вин (Kévin) is the Russian way to say the male given name Kevin.
Ке́вин is a masculine given name used to refer to a male person named Kevin.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Kévin.
Did you know?
- The popularity of the name Кевин in Russia increased significantly following the massive success of the movie 'Home Alone' and its character Kevin McCallister.
- Russian speakers rarely use a diminutive or 'nickname' form for Кевин because it is recognized as a foreign name rather than a native Slavic one.
- Because Russian uses grammatical cases, the name Кевин changes its ending depending on its role in the sentence, becoming Кевина or Кевину.
Examples in context
- Меня зовут Ке́вин.Menya zovut Kévin.My name is Kevin.
- Ке́вин мой лучший друг.Kévin moy luchshiy drug.Kevin is my best friend.
- Ты знаешь Ке́вина?Ty znayesh' Kévina?Do you know Kevin?
Example conversation
Dmitry and Ekaterina are talking about a mutual acquaintance at a cafe.
- Дмитрий DmitryЕка́терина, ты видела Ке́вина сегодня?Ekaterina, ty videla Kévina segodnya?Ekaterina, have you seen Kevin today?
- Екатерина EkaterinaНет, Дмитрий, я его не видела.Net, Dmitriy, ya yego ne videla.No, Dmitry, I haven't seen him.
- Дмитрий DmitryЯ просто хотел спросить Ке́вина о работе.Ya prosto khotel sprosit' Kévina o rabote.I just wanted to ask Kevin about work.
- Екатерина EkaterinaМожет быть, Ке́вин скоро придет.Mozhet byt', Kévin skoro pridet.Maybe Kevin will arrive soon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “kevin” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
