# der Kevinismus

der Kevinismus is a German noun meaning “Kevinism, the social phenomenon that the working and uneducated classes tend to prefer foreign, especially English, given names, which has led to generally low prestige of these names in German-speaking Europe (in contrast to the usually high prestige of the English language)”. Forms: des Kevinismus, die Kevinismen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kevinismus
- Plural: die Kevinismen

## Meanings

1. _humorous · uncountable_ Kevinism, the social phenomenon that the working and uneducated classes tend to prefer foreign, especially English, given names, which has led to generally low prestige of these names in German-speaking Europe (in contrast to the usually high prestige of the English language)
2. _countable_ an instance of such naming

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