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Kelvin
Means “named after the River Kelvin”
Scottish origin
From the River Kelvin in Glasgow, Scotland. The scientist William Thomson took the title Lord Kelvin, and a unit of temperature is named after him.
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Kel
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Kelvin means "named after the River Kelvin". It is a boy's name of Scottish origin.
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