Edwin name - Meaning of Edwin
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, Dutch
- Pronounced
- ED-win (English) , ED-win (Dutch) , ED-vin (Dutch)
- Edwin Meaning
- Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon. Edwin is an English name, based on two Old English words - “ead” which means wealthy or prosperous and “wine” which means friend.
Edwin Related Names
Variant: Edwyn (English)
Diminutives: Ed, Eddie, Eddy (English), Ed (Dutch)
Feminine Forms: Edwina, Edweena, Edwena, Edwyna (English)
Other Languages: Eadwine (Anglo-Saxon), Edvin (Danish), Edvin (Estonian), Edvin (Finnish), Edvin (Hungarian), Edvin (Norwegian), Edvin (Swedish)
Edwin Celebrities
Edwin McCain - musician, Edwin Booth - actor, Edwin Corr - diplomat, Edwin Diaz - baseball player, Edwin Forrest - actor, Edwin Jackson - baseball player, Edwin Newman - journalist, Edwin Watson - football player,
