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In all the world, Garvin (加文 , Garvin , 加尔文 ) is quite a common boy's first name. The forename Garvin is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Jamaica, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Garvin is the last name as well as the forename.
Garvin is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Garvin , the musical character in the musical Footloose by Tom Snow; Calvin Swanwick , the fictional character from the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel; Calvin Burnside , the animated television character, Calvin and the Colonel; Gavin Reed , the fictional character from Detroit: Become Human and Calvin , the character in the Calvin and Hobbes comics, and in many other works.