Alvin

//ˈælvɪn// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old English.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Yuma County, Colorado.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mikado Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Brazoria County, Texas, named after Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.
  3. 8
    A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.

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"Former astronaut Alvin Drew remembers the first time he went to the museum, then newly opened, in 1976."

Etymology

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).

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