Dictionary![]() ![]() Cal•vinPronunciation: (kal'vin), [key] —n. 1. John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin), 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation. 2. Melvin, 1911-1997, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1961. 3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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