Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kevinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kevin-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For women, the name "Chantal" suffers the most from Kevinism."
"An article on Kevinism [note: this article contains a lot of German] in Die Welt quotes sociologist Jürgen Gerhards, who asserts that Anglo-American names (Mandy, Justin, Angelina to name a few more) are a lower-class phenomenon."

Etymology

From Kevin + -ism, translating German Kevinismus.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Kevin

Usage

Questions

What does kevinism mean?: A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.
Where does kevinism come from?: From Kevin + -ism, translating German Kevinismus.

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