Edwin

//ˈɛdwɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old English.

    "Aside from a ticket for driving without a license, for which he paid a fine, Walter Valladares had no criminal record, his brother Edwin Valladares told CNN."

  2. 2
    Edwin of Northumbria.
  3. 3
    A surname.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

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Etymology

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

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