/ Dictionary / Index C Calvin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cal•vin Pronunciation: (kal'vin), [key] — n. (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin), 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation. born 1911, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1961. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: calvin (Thesaurus) calves Calvinism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language