Elvin (given name)

Elvin is a male given name.

In the Balkans, Elvin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Alvin, another popular name among the group. Its popularity among these communities is likely due to its similarity to Eldin, a name also shared by many in the region.

Elvin is also popular in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran as a male name. It means Great Of Clan in Turkish.

Given name

• Elvin (bishop of Várad) (fl. 1189–1200), Hungarian prelate
• Elvin Aliyev, multiple people
• Elvin Astanov (born 1979), Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete
• Elvin Ayala (born 1981), American boxer
• Elvin Badalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elvin Bale born in London, England, was a world-famous daredevil with Ringling Bros
• Elvin Barr (1908–1985), Australian rules footballer
• Elvin Beqiri (born 1980), Albanian footballer
• Elvin Berridge (born 1989), Kittitian cricketer
• Elvin Bethea (born 1946), former American football defensive end
• Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist
• Elvin Butcher (1907–1957), American football and basketball player
• Elvin Cafarguliyev (born 2000), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elvin Camalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elvin J. Cassell (1896–1970), American football coach in the United States
• Elvin Chia (born 1977), Malaysian swimmer
• Elvin W. Crane (1853–1909), American lawyer and Democratic party politician from New Jersey
• Elvin C. Drake (1903–1988), American college track and field coach and athletics trainer
• Elvin Feltner, (1929—2013), American film producer, television broadcaster and telecommunications entrepreneur
• Elvin Grey, (born 1989), Russian musician
• Elvin J. Hansen (born 1950), Danish politician
• Elvin Hasan (born 1985), Macedonian politician
• Elvin Hayes (born 1945), retired American basketball player and radio analyst
• Elvin R. Heiberg III (1932–2013) United States Army general
• Elvin Hutchison (1912–2001), American football player and official
• Elvin Ibrisimovic (born 1999), Austrian footballer
• Elvin Ivory (born 1948), American basketball player
• Elvin Jamalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elvin Jones (1927–2004), jazz drummer of the post-bop era
• Elvin A. Kabat (1914–2000), American biomedical scientist
• Elvin Mamishzada (born 1991), Azerbaijani boxer
• Elvin Mammadov (born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer
• Elvin L. Martinez (born 1934), American politician
• Elvin Mesger (1919–1988), holder of the American Bowling Congress record for 800-or-better series
• Elvin Mims (born 1979), American professional basketball player
• Elvin Mursaliyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler
• Elvin Ng (born 1980), actor in the Mediacorp stable in Singapore
• Elvin Nimrod (1943–2021), politician from the island of Grenada
• Elvin Oliva (born 1997), Honduran footballer
• Elvin Papik, the 26th head football coach for the Doane College Tigers located in Crete, Nebraska
• Elvin Penner, Belizean politician
• Elvin Ramírez (born 1987), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals
• Elvin Rodríguez (born 1998), Dominican baseball pitcher
• Elvin Santos (born 1963), Vice President of Honduras 2006–2008
• Merton Elvin Scott, Canadian politician
• Elvin Semrad (1909–1976), American psychiatrist
• Elvin C. Stakman (1885–1979), American plant pathologist
• Elvin Tibideaux, fictional character on The Cosby Show
• Elvin Yunusov (born 1994), Azerbaijani football player

See also

• Elvin, distributed event routing service using a publish/subscribe event delivery model
• Elvin (surname)

References