Kev
/kɛv/
Kev proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
Proper noun
Kev
- A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
Noun (1)
Kev (plural Kevs)
- A working-class male.
- […] the middle-class males we interviewed also reported that they had to take security measures in relation to fears about intimidation from working-class 'Kevs', as well as racialised anxieties about black youth.2005, Tracey Skelton, Gill Valentine, Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures, page 260
Noun (2) capitalized: KeV
KeV (plural KeV)
- Initialism of kiloelectronvolt.
Noun (3) capitalized: keV
keV (plural keVs)
- Alternative letter-case form of KeV.
Forms of Kev
| plural | Kevs |
|---|---|
| plural | KeV |
| plural | keVs |
Origin of Kev
Shortening.
Words that rhyme with Kev
Questions about Kev
- What does Kev mean?
- Kev means a diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
- What part of speech is Kev?
- Kev can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Kev?
- Kev is pronounced /kɛv/.
Words near Kev in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Kev (page history and authors); KeV (page history and authors); keV (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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