Arvin (name)
Arvin is a male given name that originates from Persia and also from Germany. In Persian, Arvin means "tested and experienced." In German, the name translates to "friend to all", and is similar to the name Armin, which also has Germanic and Iranic roots.
Arvin is not only found in Europe, North America, and the Middle East, but also in various other regions around the world in different forms, such as Irvin and Ervin. These variants often share similar pronunciations and meanings.
Given name
- Arvin Amatorio, Filipino-American attorney and politician
- Arvin Appiah, English footballer of Ghanaian descent
- Arvin Arnold, American businessman and politician
- Arvin Babajee, Mauritian politician
- Arvin Boolell, Mauritian politician
- Arvin Chen, Taiwanese-American director and screenwriter
- Arvin Ghahremani, Iranian Jew executed by the Iranian government
- Arvin Moazzami, Iranian cyclist
- Arvin Reingold, American lawyer and politician
- Arvin Slagter, Dutch basketball player
- Arvin Tolentino, Filipino professional basketball player
Surname
- Ann Arvin, American pediatrician and professor
- Bahare Arvin, Iranian sociologist and reformist politician
- Mary Willie Arvin, American nurse and WWI veteran
- Newton Arvin, American literary critic, historian and academic
- Nick Arvin, American engineer and writer
- Reed Arvin, American record producer, keyboardist and author
Fictional characters
- Arvin Russell, in the film The Devil All the Time
- Arvin Sloane, in the television series ''Alias''