Elvin (given name)

Elvin
Gender	Male
Other gender
Feminine	Elvina
Other names
Variant form(s)	Alvin

Elvin is a male given name.

In the Balkans, Elvin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is a modification to the name Alvin, another popular name among the group. Its popularity among these communities is likely due to its similarity to Eldin, a name also shared by many in the region.

Given name

Elvin (bishop of Várad) (fl. 1189–1200), Hungarian prelate
Elvin Aliyev, multiple people
Elvin Astanov (born 1979), Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete
Elvin Ayala (born 1981), American boxer
Elvin Badalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
Elvin Bale born in London, England, was a world-famous daredevil with Ringling Bros
Elvin Barr (1908–1985), Australian rules footballer
Elvin Beqiri (born 1980), Albanian footballer
Elvin Berridge (born 1989), Kittitian cricketer
Elvin Bethea (born 1946), former American football defensive end
Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist
Elvin Butcher (1907–1957), American football and basketball player
Elvin Cafarguliyev (born 2000), Azerbaijani footballer
Elvin Camalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
Elvin J. Cassell (1896–1970), American football coach in the United States
Elvin Chia (born 1977), Malaysian swimmer
Elvin W. Crane (1853–1909), American lawyer and Democratic party politician from New Jersey
Elvin C. Drake (1903–1988), American college track and field coach and athletics trainer
Elvin Feltner, (1929—2013), American film producer, television broadcaster and telecommunications entrepreneur
Elvin Grey, (born 1989), Russian musician
Elvin J. Hansen (born 1950), Danish politician
Elvin Hasan (born 1985), Macedonian politician
Elvin Hayes (born 1945), retired American basketball player and radio analyst
Elvin R. Heiberg III (1932–2013) United States Army general
Elvin Hutchison (1912–2001), American football player and official
Elvin Ibrisimovic (born 1999), Austrian footballer
Elvin Ivory (born 1948), American basketball player
Elvin Jamalov (born 1995), Azerbaijani footballer
Elvin Jones (1927–2004), jazz drummer of the post-bop era
Elvin A. Kabat (1914–2000), American biomedical scientist
Elvin Mamishzada (born 1991), Azerbaijani boxer
Elvin Mammadov (born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer
Elvin L. Martinez (born 1934), American politician
Elvin Mesger (1919–1988), holder of the American Bowling Congress record for 800-or-better series
Elvin Mims (born 1979), American professional basketball player
Elvin Mursaliyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler
Elvin Ng (born 1980), actor in the Mediacorp stable in Singapore
Elvin Nimrod (1943–2021), politician from the island of Grenada
Elvin Oliva (born 1997), Honduran footballer
Elvin Papik, the 26th head football coach for the Doane College Tigers located in Crete, Nebraska
Elvin Penner, Belizean politician
Elvin Ramírez (born 1987), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Elvin Rodríguez (born 1998), Dominican baseball pitcher
Elvin Santos (born 1963), Vice President of Honduras 2006–2008
Merton Elvin Scott, Canadian politician
Elvin Semrad (1909–1976), American psychiatrist
Elvin C. Stakman (1885–1979), American plant pathologist
Elvin Tibideaux, fictional character on The Cosby Show
Elvin Yunusov (born 1994), Azerbaijani football player

Given name

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