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How to pronounce Kelvin (KEL-vin)

Kelvin

KEL-vin

KELvin

Scottish origin from a river name. Two syllables, stress on the first.

Notes

Scottish origin from a river name. Two syllables, stress on the first.

Origin & meaning

Origin
Scottish
Meaning
from the River Kelvin (a river in Glasgow)

Popularity

Lord Kelvin, the Scottish physicist, gave his name to the Kelvin temperature scale.

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