Cognomen Gelvin (Gelvin 
) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The family name Gelvin is characteristic of Honduras, where it is quite a rare surname, Nicaragua, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. Likewise, Gelvin is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gelvin | United States, Philippines, Honduras, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala |
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james l. gelvin American scholar of Middle Eastern history, US (b. 1951) |
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| matthew j. k. gelvin Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010 |
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