Marvin is a masculine given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn, an Anglicized form of Merfyn. The name Merfyn contains the Old Welsh elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".
People
Marvin Abney (born 1949), American politician Marvin Adams, American nuclear engineer Marvin Lee Aday (1948–2022), American singer Marvin Agustin (born 1979), Filipino actor Marvin Akahomen (born 2007), Swiss footballer Marvin Albert (1924–1996), American writer Marvin C. Alkin (born 1934), American professor Marvin Allen (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Ammori, American activist Marvin Anderson (born 1982), Jamaican athlete Marvin Harold Anderson (1918–1998), American businessman Marvin Andrews (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer Marvin Anieboh (born 1997), Equatorial Guinean footballer Marvin Stuart Antelman (1933–2013), Israeli-American chemist Marvin Arneson (born 1943), Canadian boxer Marvin S. Arrington Sr. (1941–2023), American judge Marvin Ash (1914–1974), American pianist Marvin J. Ashton (1915–1994), American author and religious figure Marvin Aspen (born 1934), American judge Marvan Atapattu (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricket coach Marvin Austin (born 1989), American football player Marvin Ávila (born 1985), Guatemalan footballer Marvin Bagley III (born 1999), American basketball player Marvin Bakalorz (born 1989), German footballer Marvin Bam (born 1977), South African field hockey player Marvin Barker (1912–??), American baseball player Marvin Barkis (1943–2024), American politician Marvin Barnes (1952–2014), American basketball player Marvin Bartley (born 1986), English footballer Marvin Bass (1919–2010), American football player Marvin R. Baxter (born 1940), American judge Marvin Bejarano (born 1988), Bolivian footballer Marvin Bell (1937–2020), American poet Marvin Benard (born 1970), American baseball player Marvin Bernárdez (born 1995), Honduran footballer Marvin A. Blyden (born 1962), Virgin Island politician Marvin Booker (born 1990), American football player Marvin Bower (1903–2003), American businessman Marvin Bracy (born 1993), American football player Marvin Brown (born 1983), English footballer Marvin Brown (Honduran footballer) (born 1974), Honduran footballer Marvin Burke (1918–1994), American race car driver Marvin W. Bursch (1913–2000), American businessman and politician Marvin Burton (1885–1970), American law enforcement officer Marvin Bush (born 1956), American businessman Marvin Cabrera (born 1980), Mexican footballer Marvin Camel (born 1951), American boxer Marvin Felix Camillo (1937–1988), American theatre director Marvin Campbell (born 1961), British gymnast Marvin Campbell (politician) (1849–1930), American politician Marvin Casey (born 1981), Israeli-American dancer Marvin Ceballos (born 1992), Guatemalan footballer Marvin Chávez (born 1983), Honduran footballer Marvin Chirelstein (1928–2015), American professor Marvin Chodorow (1913–2005), American physicist Marvin J. Chomsky (1929–2022), American director Marvin Cobb (born 1953), American football player Marvin Cohen (American writer) (born 1931), American novelist Marvin L. Cohen (born 1935), American physicist Marvin Coleman (born 1972), American football player Marvin Cone (1891–1965), American painter Marvin Rodríguez Cordero (born 1960), Costa Rican politician Marvin Couch, American politician Marvin Crawford (1932–2004), American skier Marvin Creamer (1916–2020), American sailor and professor Marvin Crenshaw (born 1952), America football player Marvin Cruz (born 1985), Filipino basketball player Marvin T. Culpepper (1908–1970), American politician Marvin Çuni (born 2001), Albanian footballer Marvin Cupper (born 1994), German ice hockey player Marvin Dames, Bahamian politician Marvin Dana (1867–1926), American author Marvin Dauner (1927–2010), American farmer and politician Marvin Davis (1925–2004), American industrialist Marvin Davis (Canadian football) (born 1952), American football player Marvin R. Dee (1917–1977), American lawyer and politician Marvin Degon (born 1983), American ice hockey player Marvin Dekil, Nigerian environmental scientist Marvin De Lima (born 2004), French footballer Marvin Delph (born 1956), American basketball player Marvin Dienst (born 1997), German racing driver Marvin Dixon (born 1983), Jamaican bobsledder Marvin Dunn (born 1940), American educator, historian, and filmmaker Marvin Eastman (born 1971), American mixed martial artist Marvin Egho (born 1994), Austrian footballer Marvin Ekpiteta (born 1995), English footballer Marvin Emnes (born 1988), Dutch footballer Marvin Etzioni, American singer Marvin Filipo (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer Marvin Fletes (born 1997), Nicaraguan footballer Marvin Francis (1955–2005), Native Canadian poet Marvin Franklin, American football coach Marvin Freeman (born 1963), American baseball player Marvin Friedrich (born 1995), German footballer Marvin D. Fuller (1921–2007), American general Marvin Gabrion (born 1953), American murderer Marvin Gakpa (born 1993), French footballer Marvin Gamez (born 2003), American soccer player Marvin K. Gardner (born 1952), American hymn writer Marvin Garrett (born 1963), American horseback rider Marvin Gauci, Maltese chef Marvin Gay Sr. (1914–1998), American minister Marvin Gaye (1939–1984), American singer-songwriter Marvin Gettleman (1933–2017), American professor Marvin Girouard (1939–2020), American business executive Marvin Goldfried (born 1936), American psychologist Marvin Goldman (born 1928), American biologist Marvin Goldstein (born 1950), Israeli-American pianist Marvin Gonzales, Trinidad and Tobago politician Marvin Goodfriend (1950–2019), American economist Marvin Graves (born 1971), American football player Marvin Gray (1954–2013), American serial killer Marvin Greenberg (1935–2017), American mathematician Marvin Griffin (1907–1982), American politician Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), American boxer Marvin Hall (born 1993), American football player Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012), American composer Marvin Hammond (1926–2003), Canadian rower Marvin Harada (born 1953), Canadian-American bishop Marvin Harris (1927–2001), American anthropologist Marvin Harrison (born 1972), American football player Marvin Harrison Jr. (born 2002), American football player Marvin Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Haskin (1930-2009), American radiologist Marvin Hayes (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Heemeyer (1951–2004), American welder, businessman and vandal Marvin C. Helling (1923–2014), American football player Marvin Hemmings (born 1979), American songwriter Marvin Hershkowitz (1931–2020), American basketball player Marvin Hewitt (1922–1991), American imposter Marvin Hier (born 1939), American film producer Marvin S. Hill (1928–2016), American professor Marvin Hinton (1940–2025), English footballer Marvin Hoffenberg (1914–2013), American economist and political scientist Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (born 1948), American politician Marvin Hudson (born 1964), American baseball umpire Marvin Hughitt (1837–1928), American businessman Marvin Humes (born 1985), English singer Marvin Hunt (born 1951), Canadian politician Marvin P. Iannone, American police officer Marvin Iraheta (born 1992), Salvadoran footballer Marvin Irvin (born 1949), American serial killer Marvin Isley (1953–2010), American guitarist Marvin Israel (1924–1984), American artist Marvin James (born 1989), Swiss snowboarder Marvin Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Jones (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Josephson (1927–2022), American executive Marvin Jouno (born 1984), French musician Marvin Kalb (born 1930), American journalist Marvin Kaplan (1927–2016), American actor Marvin Kaplan (lawyer), American lawyer and politician Marvin Karlins (born 1941), American professor Marvin Kaye (1938–2021), American author Marvin Kent (1816–1908), American politician Marvin Kimble (born 1995), American artistic gymnast Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 1994), German racing driver Marvin Kitman (1929–2023), American critic Marvin Kleihs (born 1994), German footballer Marvin Knoll (born 1990), German footballer Marvin Kokos (born 2000), French footballer Marvin Koner (1921–1983), American photographer Marvin Kratter (1915–1999), American real estate developer Marvin Kren (born 1980), Austrian director Marvin Krislov (born 1960), American academic administrator Marvin Kristynik, American football player Marvin Krohn (born 1947), American criminologist Marvin Lamb (born 1946), American composer Marvin Lane (born 1950), American baseball player Marvin Lazarus (born 1985), South African cricketer Marvin Levy (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Lewellyn (1919–2010), American football coach Marvin Lewis (born 1958), American football coach Marvin Lier (born 1992), Swiss handball player Marvin Lim (born 1984), Filipino-American politician Marvin Lipofsky (1938–2016), American artist Marvin Loback (1896–1938), American actor Marvin Loría (born 1997), Costa Rican footballer Marvin Makinen (born 1939), American professor Marvin Mandel (1920–2015), American politician Marvin L. Maple (1936–2016), American criminal Marvin Márquez (born 1998), Salvadoran footballer Marvin Martin (born 1988), French footballer Marvin Martinez, Salvadoran-American academic administrator Marvin Matip (born 1985), German footballer Marvin H. McIntyre (1878–1943), American journalist Marvin McNutt (born 1989), American football player Marvin McQuitty (1966–2012), American drummer Marvin Mehlem (born 1997), German footballer Marvin Melville (born 1935), American skier Marvin Menzies (born 1961), American basketball coach Marvin Merritt IV (born 1998), American actor Marvin Meyer (1948–2012), American scholar Marvin Milkes (1923–1982), American sports executive Marvin Miller (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Mims (born 2002), American football player Marvin Minoff (1931–2009), American producer Marvin Minsky (1927–2016), American cognitive scientist Marvin Mirisch (1918–2002), American producer Marvin Mitchell (born 1984), American football player Marvin Mitchelson (1928–2004), American lawyer Marvin E. Moate (1910–1984), American politician Marvin Möller (born 1999), German tennis player Marvin Monterrosa (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer Marvin Calvo Montoya (born 1961), Costa Rican biologist and politician Marvin Moore (born 1938), Canadian politician Marvin Morgan (born 1983), English footballer Marvin Morgan Jr. (born 1992), Jamaican footballer Marvin Mudrick (1921–1986), American professor Marvin Musquin (born 1989), French motocross racer Marvin Nash (1953–2023), Canadian sprinter Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician Marvin E. Newman (1927–2023), American photographer Marvin Obando (born 1960), Costa Rican footballer Marvin Obuz (born 2002), German footballer Marvin O'Connor (born 1991), French rugby union footballer Marvin O'Connor (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player Marvin Ogunjimi (born 1987), Belgian-Nigerian footballer Marvin Ogunsipe (born 1996), Austrian basketball player Marvin Olasky (born 1950), American magazine editor Marvin Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people Marvin Omondi (born 1996), Kenyan footballer Marvin Opler (1914–1981), American anthropologist Marvin Orie (born 1993), South African rugby union footballer Marvin Owusu (born 2003), Ghanaian footballer Marvin Panch (1926–2015), American stock car racing driver Marvin Park (born 2000), Spanish footballer Marvin Peersman (born 1991), Belgian footballer Marvin R. Pendarvis (born 1989), American politician Marvin Perrett (1925–2007), American sailor Marvin Banks Perry Jr. (1918–1994), American academic administrator Marvin Philip (born 1982), American football player Marvin Phillips (born 1983), American basketball player Marvin Pierce (1893–1969), American publisher Marvin Pieringer (born 1999), German footballer Marvin Piñón (born 1991), Mexican footballer Marvin Pipkin (1889–1977), American chemist