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I like Kelvin better. It's nerdy, Kel is a cool nn, and Calvin is too Calvin & Hobbes.

Kelvin

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Hi !!!

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I would not use either of them.

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I prefer Kelvin.
It is ok and it's origin is nature-themed and Scottish.

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Calvin is terrible.
In Italian "bald" is said 'calvo' so it has the same root, way too immediate to everyone here.

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Then Calvin reminds me a stern, strick, Puritan religion. Not my cup of tea.

My uncle's name is technically Kelvin, but everyone calls him Kelly. I prefer Calvin, but I can see the appeal of Kelvin.

I wouldn't use Kelvin, but I greatly prefer it to grim Presbyterian Calvin.

Calvin

I'd rate them both 6.

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I'd pick Kelvin because it seems more familiar (like Kevin and Kelly but not - more proper) and doesn't mean bald.
My main associations with Calvin are fashion (Klein) and Alvin the chipmunk. Despite that, it sounds a little stuffy, maybe because of Calvinism.

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Calvin is more classic and less dorky maybe...in the way that Kelvin seems a little like Dexter and Calvin seems a little like Alfred.

This message was edited 12/22/2020, 5:45 PM

Calvin. I've always liked it. It's sweet.

They're both okay ...
I like Kelvin because I like the Kel- syllable. I'm a little put off by the similarity to Kevin, though, and by the "Lord Kelvin" association.
I like Calvin because I like the sounds in it okay, I like Cal; and it seems more classic. I'm put off a bit by the association with Calvinism.
Kelvin seems a bit more surnamey than Calvin. But has a better meaning.
Hmmm ... Right now the Calvinism thing seems to bother me the most, so I'll go with Kelvin today.

This message was edited 12/22/2020, 5:13 PM

I don’t like either, but prefer Kelvin.

Calvin

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I don't think Calvin is common because I've only ever known one, my age. Kelvin sounds like it ought to be Calvin imo, and clunky besides.
Calvin 8/10
Kelvin 0/10

Calvin, seems fresher