Marv

Short for Marvin

Marv is a masculine given name, typically a shortened form of Marvin.

It has an informal, mid-twentieth-century American feel: Marv Albert called the game.

The name appears occasionally as a character name suggesting an everyman or working-class type.

comics

Sin City

Las Vegas epithet

  • noirHard-boiled film genre
  • antiheroMorally ambiguous main character
  • tough guyIntimidating, resilient person

Frank Miller · Goldie · brute · graphic novel · revenge · violence · Mickey Rourke · black and white · hardboiled · killer

name

nickname

Informal substitute name

pal · guy · dude · fella · moniker · given name · diminutive · informal · familiar · affectionate

fictional

Home Alone

Unaccompanied at residence

Macaulay Culkin · Christmas · booby traps · villain · bumbling · sidekick · criminal · heist · 90s · movie

slang

wonderful

Extremely good, inspiring delight

British · informal · approval · positive · cool · awesome · brilliant · splendid · terrific · fabulous

Phrases
Family

marvel, marveled, marveling, marvels, marvelous, marvelously

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G