Baby name
RISING
🇮🇪 Caoimhín
/KEE · veen/
Meaning
“Beloved birth”
From Old Irish Cóemgen, formed from cóem ('dear, beloved, gentle') and gein ('birth'), traditionally glossed as 'beloved birth.' The modern Irish spelling Caoimhín is also sometimes read by surface analysis as caomh ('dear') plus the diminutive suffix -ín. It is the source of the English name Kevin.
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
A traditional Irish name with a warm, gentle character that wears well across generations.
The cultural moment.
Rare outside Ireland, where it remains a traditional choice among Irish-speaking families.