English Explanatory Dictionary

Edwin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. Edwin of Northumbria.
  3. A surname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdwɪn/

Word forms

Edwin

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).

Related words

Alvin Alwin Baldwin Darwin Edgar Edith Edmund Edrick Edward Edwina Godwin Goldwyn Irwin Lewin Oswin
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