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- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Marvin Keels
Meaning & Origins
Medieval variant of Mervyn, resulting from the regular Middle English change of -er- to -ar-. Modern use may represent a transferred use of the surname derived from this in the Middle Ages. It is popular in the United States, where it is associated in particular with the American singer Marvin Gaye (1939–84) and the boxer Marvin Hagler (b. 1954).
| 322nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Dutch: from a reduced form of Kegel.
| 12,792nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Marven, Marvyn, Marvine, Marvina, Marvene, Marvena, Marveen, Marvon, Marvan, Marvenia
Keeler, Keel, Keeling, Kellogg, Keeley, Keele, Keely, Keelan, Koelsch, Kells
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