Boivin
Boivin is a surname from France. Most common in Normandy and throughout North America due to immigration. Boivin is a combination of the words 'Boi' and 'Vin' from French which mean drink and wine respectively. The surname does not necessarily refer to someone who drinks wine but rather a place, i.e. a place of good wine. May also refer to:
- Arthur Boivin (died 1952), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- Claude Boivin (born 1970), retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
- François de Boivin (died 1618), French chronicler
- François Boivin (born 1982), Canadian snowboarder
- Françoise Boivin (born 1960), Canadian politician
- Georges Henri Boivin (1882–1926), Canadian politician
- Harry D. Boivin (1904–1999), American lawyer and politician
- Jean-Marc Boivin (1951–1990), French mountaineer and BASE jumper
- Joseph Boivin, Co-founder, 1st President of St.Mary's Bank, America's first credit union
- Leo Boivin (born 1932), retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Marie Boivin (1773-1841), French midwife
- Pierre Boivin (born 1953), French Canadian businessman
- Roch Boivin (1912–1979), Canadian politician
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