About the name Kavin
Kavin comes out of the Tamil word family around kavi, poetry, and lands on the meaning of beauty rather than the poet himself. It has surged in Tamil Nadu over the last fifteen years partly because it sounds so close to the Irish Kevin while being entirely Tamil in origin.
Kavin is a boy name of Tamil origin, pronounced KAH-vin. On the NameRarity scale it scores 88 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 2010s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Kavin?
Kavin currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 333,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Kavin
- KavinTamil film actor and television personality
Spellings and variants of Kavin
Names similar to Kavin
Bhavin
BHAH-vin
One who is full of feeling, a winner
Kavi
KUH-vee
Poet, one who sees
Kaveri
KAH-veh-ree
The sacred river of the south, personified as a goddess
Keshav
KAY-shuv
One with beautiful long hair, an epithet of Krishna and slayer of Keshi
Anbu
AHN-boo
Love, affection, tenderness
Austin
AWS-tin
Great, venerable — a contracted form of Augustine
Colin
KOL-in
Whelp or young pup; also a medieval diminutive of Nicholas
Kabir
kuh-BEER
Great; after the fifteenth-century mystic poet
Kavin — frequently asked questions
What does the name Kavin mean?
Kavin means "Beauty, handsomeness; also a poet". It is a name of Tamil origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Kavin?
Kavin is pronounced KAH-vin, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Kavin?
Kavin scores 88 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 333,333 people carry it — about 3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Kavin?
Kavin carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 11.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Kavin?
The lucky number for Kavin is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.