As proper nouns the difference between fred and kevin
is that fred is a short version of frederick, alfred, or wilfred, also used as a formal male given name while kevin is , a less common spelling of kevin.
fred
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A short version of Frederick, Alfred, or Wilfred, also used as a formal male given name.
(military, slang) Nickname for the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, widely used by USAF aircrews.
Quotations
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1892 Robert Grant:
The Reflections of a Married Man . Scribner,1892. pages 98-99:
*: When I referred to the confusion which would result from the presence in the house of two people with the same name, she tossed her head and said it would be easy to obviate that by calling me Frederick instead of
Fred . - - - Imagine Harry Bolles and other kindred spirits calling me stiff, august Frederick! I vowed that this should not be brought to pass - - -
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2002 Fred Hill:
You May as Well Laugh: The Columns of Fred Hill . iUniverse ISBN 0595256848 page 59:
*: I had great parents, but they made one major mistake. They named me
Fred'. I'm sorry in case other '''Freds''' read this, but ' Fred is a rather weak name. It just sort of fades away on the tongue. It's not positive like Matt or Jim or Mike or Luke.
English diminutives of male given names
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kevin
English
Proper noun
(Kevins)
. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
(British, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.
Related terms
* pet form: Kev
Quotations
* 1990 Ruth Rendell: Going Wrong ISBN 0091743001 page 157:
*: "Guy," he said. He said it slowly and with a certain puzzlement. He said it again, thoughtfully, as if it were a name of someone he had known long ago but couldn't quite place. "Guy. Yes - don't you find it difficult being called that? I mean, if Nora hadn't said, I'd have put you down as a Kevin , or a Barry. Yes, Barry would suit you."
*: He looked like an innocent child, smiling, wide-eyed, his cheeks plump and rosy, defying the object of his insults to take offence.
* 1996 Frank McCourt: Angela's Ashes . Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0 00 649840 X page 203:
*: They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin' and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called , ' Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door.
See also
* Sharon
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