Boivin (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: from bois vin "(you) drink wine" (from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

verb boire "to drink" + vin "wine") used as a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

for a (heavy) drinker) is a surname from

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Boivin is a combination of the French words ''bois'' (verb ''boire'' "to drink") and ''vin'', which mean "drink" and "wine" respectively. The surname refers to someone who drinks (too much) wine.DAUZAT 49

Persons in France

* François de Boivin (died 1618), French chronicler *

Jean-Marc Boivin Jean-Marc Boivin (6 April 1951 – 17 February 1990) was a French mountaineer, extreme skier, hang glider and paraglider pilot, speleologist, BASE jumper, film maker and author. The holder of several altitude records for hang gliding and paraglid ...

(1951–1990), French mountaineer and BASE jumper born in Dijon *

Jean Boivin the Younger Jean Boivin the Younger or Jean Boivin de Villeneuve (1 September 1663 in Montreuil-l'Argillé – 29 October 1726 in Paris) was a French writer, scholar and translator. Jean was the younger brother of Louis Boivin. After their father died in 176 ...

or Jean Boivin de Villeneuve (1663–Paris), French writer, scholar and translator *

Jeanne Poiret Boivin Jeanne Poiret Boivin (1871-1959) was a French businesswoman and designer who headed the House of Boivin jewelry firm from 1917 until her death in 1959. Early life Birth and upbringing Born in Paris, France in 1871 as Jeanne Poiret, the desi ...

(1871-1959), French jewelry designer *

Jérôme Boivin Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia. Jerome may also refer to: People Given name * Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named * Saint Jerome (disambiguat ...

, film director (such as the 1989 horror film '' Baxter'') * Louis Boivin, brother of Jean Boivin, born in 1649, died in 1724, member of the Academy of inscriptions *

Louis Hyacinthe Boivin Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

(1808-1852), French botanist with the standard author abbreviation "Boivin" *

Marie Boivin Marie-Anne Victoire Gillain Boivin (9 April 1773 – 16 May 1841) was a French midwife, inventor, and obstetrics writer. Mme Boivin has been called one of the most important women in medicine in the 19th century. Boivin invented a new pelvimeter ...

(1773–1841), French midwife, inventor, and obstetrics writer *

Michel Boivin Michel Boivin is a French historian and anthropologist who specializes in South Asia. Trained in contemporary history, Islamic studies and ethnology, he is currently Emeritus Director of Research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique ...

, French historian and anthropologist who specializes in the Muslim world *

Olivier Boivin Olivier Boivin (born June 6, 1965) is a French sprint canoer. Career Boivin competed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also won seven med ...

(b. 1985), French sprint canoer

Persons in Canada

Arthur Boivin Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878 – July 27, 1951) CP (July 28, 1951)"Former MLA Dies in Manitoba" ''The Vancouver Province''. p. 5. Retrieved April 21, 2021. was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba fro ...

(died 1952), politician in Manitoba, Canada *

Claude Boivin Claude Boivin (born March 1, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators. Biography As a youth, Boivin played in the 1983 Quebec Intern ...

(born 1970), retired Canadian professional ice hockey player *

François Boivin François Boivin (born 8 December 1982) is a Canadian snowboarder who competed in snowboard cross. He has represented Canada at two Winter Olympic games, won a silver medal at a World Championships, and won three bronze medals in World Cup compet ...

(born 1982), Canadian snowboarder *

Françoise Boivin Françoise Boivin (born June 11, 1960 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada until 2015. She first represented the district from 2004 to 2006 as a member ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician *

Georges Henri Boivin Georges Henri Boivin, (December 26, 1882 – August 7, 1926) was a Canadian politician. Born in Granby, Quebec, the son of Henri Boivin and Sarah Bray, Boivin was educated at Granby Academy, St. Joseph's College, and Granby Mannoir College ...

(1882–1926), Canadian politician *

Guillaume Boivin Guillaume Boivin (born 25 May 1989) is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Boivin's greatest cycling accomplishment was finishing in a dead heat for the bronze at the World Under-23 Road R ...

(born 1989), Canadian cyclist *

Joseph Robert Bernard Boivin Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1916–1985), Canadian botanist usually referred to as Bernard Boivin *

Leo Boivin Leo Joseph Boivin (August 2, 1931 – October 16, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wing ...

(1931–2021), retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman *

Nicole Boivin Nicole Lise Boivin is an archaeologist and former director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Education and career Boivin has a BSc in cellular, molecular and microbial biology from the University of Calgary (1992), a ...

(born 1970), Canadian archaeological scientist *

Pierre Boivin Pierre Boivin, OC (born October 28, 1953) is a French Canadian businessman and was president of the Montreal Canadiens from September 2, 1999, through June 30, 2011, succeeding Ronald Corey. Business At the age of 25, Boivin founded Norvinca Sp ...

(born 1953), French Canadian businessman * Pierre-Horace Boivin, former mayor of

Granby, Quebec Granby is a town in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 69,025. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the second most populated city in Estrie after ...

Roch Boivin Roch Boivin (October 14, 1912 – January 17, 1979) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born on October 14, 1912, in Chicoutimi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and became a phys ...

(1912–1979), Canadian politician

Persons in United States

* Harry D. Boivin (1904–1999), American lawyer and politician * Joseph Boivin, co-founder, first President of St.Mary's Bank, America's first credit union

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