Elwin

Gender：
Pronounced： [ EL-win ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of ALVIN.

ALVIN male English

From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname which was derived from the Old English names.

?LFWINE male Anglo-Saxon

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend". This name was not commonly used after the Norman conquest.

?DELWINE male Anglo-Saxon

Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and wine "friend". This name became rare after the Norman conquest. Saint Æðelwine was a 7th-century bishop of Lindsey, England.

EALDWINE male Anglo-Saxon

From the Old English elements eald "old" and wine "friend". This name was rarely used after the Norman conquest.

Names related to Elwin：

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalwin, Alboin, Alfwin, Alwin

ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Ealdwine

DUTCH: Alwin

ENGLISH: Alden, Aldous, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwyn

GERMAN: Alwin

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Aldus

SPANISH: Etelvina