Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marvin

/ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: mar-vin
IPA: /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Welsh.

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A surname from Welsh.

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Example Sentences

""Thank you the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation," said Marvin and trudged desolately up the gleaming curved corridor that stretched out before them. "Let's build robots with Genuine People personalities, they said. So they tried out with me. I'm a personality prototype. You can tell can't you?""

Etymology

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/
British English: /ˈmɑː.vɪn/

Inflected Forms

Mervin (alternative) Mervine (alternative) Mirfin (alternative)

Phrases

Hank Marvin

Frequently Paired Words

Hank Marvin

Rhymes With

garvin arvin harvin carvin parvin tarvin

Questions

How do you pronounce marvin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/.
What does marvin mean?: A male given name from Welsh.
Where does marvin come from?: From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

How to pronounce marvin

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