Marvin

//ˈmɑː.vɪn// name

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Welsh.

    ""Thank you the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation," said Marvin and trudged desolately up the gleaming curved corridor that stretched out before them. "Let's build robots with Genuine People personalities, they said. So they tried out with me. I'm a personality prototype. You can tell can't you?""

  2. 2
    A surname from Welsh.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A village in Union County, North Carolina.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A small town in Grant County, South Dakota.

Example

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"Marvin and Velma were unable to attend the wedding."

Etymology

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

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