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ALL meanings of calvin

Cal·vin
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  • noun calvin 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) 3
  • noun calvin Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961 3
  • noun calvin a masculine name 3
  • noun calvin John(born Jean Caulvin, Cauvin, or Chauvin) 1509-64; Fr. Protestant reformer 3
  • noun calvin Melvin1911-97; U.S. chemist & educator 3
  • noun calvin John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation. 1
  • noun calvin Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961. 1
  • noun calvin a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”. 1
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