Meaning of Kevinism | Babel Free

Definitions

A tendency to use exotic, especially American, first names for children, especially in German-speaking areas.

humorous, nonce-word, rare, uncountable

Examples

“For women, the name "Chantal" suffers the most from Kevinism.”

“An article on Kevinism [note: this article contains a lot of German] in Die Welt quotes sociologist Jürgen Gerhards, who asserts that Anglo-American names (Mandy, Justin, Angelina to name a few more) are a lower-class phenomenon.”

CEFR level