Kevinism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Kevin +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

Kevinism (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, very rare, nonce word) A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.
    • 2012 January 5, Angela Mulholland, “Kevin, Chantal among worst names for online dating”, in CTV News:
      For women, the name "Chantal" suffers the most from Kevinism.
    • 2012 February 1, Sarah Zhang, “The Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?”, in Discover:
      An article on Kevinism [note: this article contains a lot of German] in Die Welt quotes sociologist Jürgen Gerhards, who asserts that Anglo-American names (Mandy, Justin, Angelina to name a few more) are a lower-class phenomenon.
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