Edwin
/ˈɛdwɪn/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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 Edwin of Northumbria.
- 3 A surname.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.
Example
More examples"The name Edwin doesn't ring a bell."
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).