Calvin
Calvin is a French name to Latin calvus = " bald " and stands for:
Name:
- John Calvin (1509-1564), French Protestant reformer in Geneva, founder of Calvinism
- Marcus Calvin (born 1965 ), German actor
- Melvin Calvin (1911-1997), American chemist ( Calvin cycle )
- Samuel Calvin (1811-1890), American politician
- William H. Calvin ( b. 1939 ), American neurobiologist
Fictitious name carriers:
- A main character of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes
Places in the United States:
- Calvin (Arkansas )
- Calvin (Georgia )
- Calvin (Illinois )
- Calvin (Kentucky)
- Calvin (Louisiana )
- Calvin (North Carolina)
- Calvin (North Dakota)
- Calvin (Oklahoma)
- Calvin (Pennsylvania)
- Calvin (Virginia)
- Calvin (West Virginia)
In Canada:
- Calvin (Ontario)
Other:
- Calvin cycle, the biochemical cycle, in which carbon dioxide is bound
- Calvin College, College in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Calvin crater there,
See also:
- Calvin Township
- Calvinus
- Galvin
- Kelvin (disambiguation)
- Disambiguation