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Kevinism

Kevinism noun: a tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.

Noun

Kevinism (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, nonce-word, rare) A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.
    • For women, the name "Chantal" suffers the most from Kevinism.2012 January 5, Angela Mulholland, “Kevin, Chantal among worst names for online dating”, in CTV News
    • 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.2012 February 1, Sarah Zhang, “The Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?”, in Discover

Origin of Kevinism

From Kevin + -ism, translating German Kevinismus.

Questions about Kevinism

What does Kevinism mean?
Kevinism means a tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.
What part of speech is Kevinism?
Kevinism is a noun.

Words near Kevinism in the dictionary

  1. kevil
  2. kevils
  3. Kevin
  4. Kevin's Gate
  5. Kevington
  6. Kevinism
  7. Kevins
  8. kevlar
  9. Kevlared
  10. kevlars
  11. kevod hamet

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