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Alvin
Alvin ♂ From an Old English personal name derived from ælf ‘elf, supernatural being’ + wine ‘friend’. This was not especially common in Britain either before or after the Norman Conquest, but it is popular in the United States. The reasons for this are not entirely clear; association with Calvin may be a factor. A more plausible (though less elevated) explanation is that this was the name given to the naughty chipmunk in a popular television cartoon series of the 1960s.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Alvin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Alvin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Alvin.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Alvin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Alvin.html |
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Colt, Alvin
Colt, Alvin (b. 1915), designer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended Yale School of Drama where he studied with Donald Oenslager. He has created costumes, and sometimes sets, for such shows as On the Town (1944), Guys and Dolls (1950), The Golden Apple (1954), Fanny (1954), The Lark (1955), Pipe Dream (1955), Wildcat (1960), Sugar (1972), and Waiting in the Wings (1999), as well as several editions of Forbidden Broadway. Colt was still active in the theatre in the new century.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Colt, Alvin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Colt, Alvin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ColtAlvin.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Colt, Alvin." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ColtAlvin.html |
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Alvin
Alvin city (1990 pop. 19,220), Brazoria co., S Tex.; inc. 1893. The city is chiefly residential but is near an agricultural area where rice, cotton, soybeans, and pecans are raised. Industries include oil and natural gas; rice milling; and the manufacture of concrete, fabricated metal products, and electronic equipment. |
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"Alvin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alvin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alvin.html "Alvin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alvin.html |
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Alvin
Alvin. Anglicization of Almhain, etc.; see ALLEN, HILL OF.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Alvin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Alvin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Alvin.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Alvin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Alvin.html |
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Alvin
Alvin
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•Solzhenitsyn • rebbetzin
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•ricin, Terramycin
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•Wisconsin • oxytocin • niacin
•moccasin • characin • Capuchin
•Latin, satin
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•clandestine, destine, intestine
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•Dustin, Justin
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•certain, Curtin
•Kirsten • Gethin • lecithin • Bleddyn
•Gavin, ravin, ravine, savin, spavin
•Alvin, Calvin
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•Bevin, Kevin, levin, Previn, replevin
•kelvin, Melvin
•riboflavin • covin • Mervyn
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"Alvin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alvin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alvin.html "Alvin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alvin.html |
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