Calvin

American  

[kal-vin] / ˈkæl vɪn /

noun

1. John Jean Chauvin or Caulvin, 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.

2. Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961.

3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”

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Calvin British  

/ ˈkælvɪn /

noun

1. John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)

2. Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961

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Calvin Scientific  

/ kăl′vĭn /

1. American chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1961 for determining the chemical reactions that occur during photosynthesis. This series of reactions is now known as the Calvin cycle.

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Calvin

Several younger players have been involved, including midfielders Reggie Walsh and Landon Emenalo, winger Ryan Kavuma-McQueen and defender Calvin Diakite, which has added excitement to the group.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

And as pop music by Calvin Harris and Sean Kingston played over speakers, many huddled in food courts to snack on traditional American cuisine: pizza and burgers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Humorist Will Rogers famously joked to President Calvin Coolidge: "If that was my lake, I'd mow it."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

I don’t think I wore much Prada in the first two, three episodes, which makes sense, because she was just starting out at Calvin Klein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

In February of 1851, Leah, Maggie, and Calvin left Rochester and arrived in Buffalo, New York, as miles of thick ice crept over Lake Erie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock