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My new grandson has been named Brevin. What does it mean and where did it come from?
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Have you thought of asking your son/daughter?
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They don't know, they just liked it for some reason. I thought maybe if I learned the meaning and it was something nice,
I'd like the name better.
I'd like the name better.
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If you're fond of basketball, France, or biology...
...you may like the name better, then.
1. Brevin Knight is the name of a basketball star.
2. Saint-Brevin is a seaside resort town in France.
3. Brevin is an old name used to describe plasma gelsolin; gelsolin being a calcium and phosphoinositide sensitive protein from most vertebrate tissues and serum.
(ref. http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/smaciver/Encyclop/abpG.htm)
4. The name Brevin is also a Huguenot surname, although I haven't been able to find the meaning for you.
5. And, of course, taking into consideration naming trends in the U.S., there's always the possibility that "Brevin" is an invented name, created from combining the popular names of "Brandon" and "Kevin".
You can take comfort in the fact that you're in the company of at least 288 (and very possibly more) other grandmothers who may or may not appreciate their son or daughter's choice of the name of "Brevin" for their grandchild, as there were a total of 71 boy babies born in U.S. territories in the year 2000 who were named "Brevin". In 1999, there were 73 boy babies named "Brevin".
-- Nanaea
...you may like the name better, then.
1. Brevin Knight is the name of a basketball star.
2. Saint-Brevin is a seaside resort town in France.
3. Brevin is an old name used to describe plasma gelsolin; gelsolin being a calcium and phosphoinositide sensitive protein from most vertebrate tissues and serum.
(ref. http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/smaciver/Encyclop/abpG.htm)
4. The name Brevin is also a Huguenot surname, although I haven't been able to find the meaning for you.
5. And, of course, taking into consideration naming trends in the U.S., there's always the possibility that "Brevin" is an invented name, created from combining the popular names of "Brandon" and "Kevin".
You can take comfort in the fact that you're in the company of at least 288 (and very possibly more) other grandmothers who may or may not appreciate their son or daughter's choice of the name of "Brevin" for their grandchild, as there were a total of 71 boy babies born in U.S. territories in the year 2000 who were named "Brevin". In 1999, there were 73 boy babies named "Brevin".
-- Nanaea
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Nanaea: Thanks for your response. Very interesting. I think Brevin Knight was the source of my son's "inspiration." (And I actually
heard him mentioned on the sports news this morning!). I think I'll pass on the gelsolin plasma idea--this baby is WAY too cute
for that connection.
How on earth did you get the statistics on how many babies have been similarly named? That's astounding! So we don't know
how many came by the name in 2001, but we know of one for sure for 2002. I'm sure hoping it will grow on me. Thanks again
for your help.
heard him mentioned on the sports news this morning!). I think I'll pass on the gelsolin plasma idea--this baby is WAY too cute
for that connection.
How on earth did you get the statistics on how many babies have been similarly named? That's astounding! So we don't know
how many came by the name in 2001, but we know of one for sure for 2002. I'm sure hoping it will grow on me. Thanks again
for your help.
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Thanks for checking, I appreciate it. Since there's no clear-cut meaning for the name, maybe we can just make up one of our own! Or is that legal? I mean, somebody had to do it for other names originally, right?
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