Marvin

Welsh, variant of Mervyn

"sea hill"

Marvin Origin and Meaning

The name Marvin is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "sea hill".

Marvin has been neglected for so long that it's hard to believe that it has windswept Welsh roots. It also has some strong namesakes going for it -- singer Marvin Gaye, composer Marvin Hamlisch and boxer Marvin Hagler. It's the real name of both Neil Simon and Meatloaf. And let's not forget mention Marvin Gardens on Monopoly.

Marvin has made appearances on The Simpsons, Weeds and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- and was more recently bestowed on the baby in How I Met Your Mother.

Marvin Rank in US Top 1000

# 612 in the US

Marvin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1442 on Nameberry

Marvin Popularity

• 612 US 2022
• 1442 Nameberry 2024
• 127 Germany 2016
• 166 Switzerland 2020

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Famous People Named Marvin

• Marvin Pentz Gaye legendary American singer,songwriter and musician
• Marvin Frederick Hamlisch American composer
• Marvin Harrison American football player
• Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton American Appalachian moonshiner
• Marvin Richard James Humes singer with British boy band JLS
• Marvin Lee Minsky American cognitive scientist
• "Marvelous" Marvin Nathaniel Hagler American middleweight boxer
• Marvin Jay Cuyugan Agustin Filipino actor
• Marvin Stamm American jazz trumpeter
• Marvin Plattenhardt German professional footballer
• Marvin (Romeo Kwasie) Zeegelaar Dutch professional footballer

Marvin in Pop Culture

• Marvin Boggs character in "RED"
• Marvin Wait for,it Eriksen, son of Lily and Marshall on "How I Met Your Mother"
• Marvin the Martian Looney Tunes character
• Marvin Myles Ransome main female character in the novel "H.M. Pulham, Esq.," played in the film by Hedy Lamarr
• "Marvin " American comic strip about a talking baby
• Marvin Grossberg character from "Ace Attorney"
• Marvin Suggs from "The Muppet Show"
• Marvin "Mouth" McFadden male character on hit TV show "One Tree Hill"
• Marvin character in musical "Falsettos"
• Marvin character in movie "Daddy day Care"
• Marvin Mange main character in the 2001 comedy film "The Animal"