John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first Presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
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Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961
Calvin in American English1
(ˈkælvɪn)
noun
a masculine name
Word origin
ModL Calvinus < Fr Cauvin, Chauvin, prob. < L calvus, bald: see callow
Calvin in American English2
(ˈkælvɪn)
1.
John(born Jean Caulvin, Cauvin, or Chauvin) 1509-64; Fr. Protestant reformer