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Meaning & Origins
Modern given name, first used in the 1920s and increasing in popularity from the 1950s onwards. It is taken from the name of the Scottish river which runs through Glasgow into the Clyde (compare Clyde). Its choice as a given name may also have been influenced by names such as Kevin and Melvin and the fame of the scientist Lord Kelvin (1824–1907).
| 976th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish and Portuguese: from a common and widespread religious Christian personal name from cruz ‘cross’ (Latin crux), or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Cruz or La Cruz, from this word.
| 95th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Kelvyn, Kelven, Kelvina, Kelvan, Kelvon, Kelvine, Kelvena, Kelvim, Kelvem, Kelveon
Cross, Cruse, Cress, Criss, Cruze, Cruzado, Cruzan, Crase, Croskey, Crose
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