Name Element WINE

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "friend".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswini(Frankish) weniz(Old Germanic) wini(Old High German) vinr(Old Norse) wini(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsErvin(Albanian) Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Deorwine, Eadwine, Ealdwine, Eoforwine, Glædwine, Godwine, Leofwine, Mærwine, Oswine, Sæwine, Wine, Winfrith, Winfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Ervin(Croatian) Edvin(Danish) Alwin, Edwin, Erwin, Marvin, Marwin(Dutch) Alden, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Darwin, Edwin, Edwina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irwin, Marva, Marvin, Mervin, Winfred, Winifred, Winnifred, Edweena, Edwena, Edwyn, Edwyna, Gladwin, Gladwyn, Goodwin, Lewin, Marvyn, Oswin, Wynne(English) Edvin, Ervin(Estonian) Edvin(Finnish) Lieven, Lievin(Flemish) Alwin, Erwin, Levin, Marvin, Winfried, Alwine, Marwin, Otwin(German) Adalwin, Alboin, Aldwin, Alfwin, Alwin, Audowin, Eberwin, Erwin, Leobwin, Winifrid(Germanic) Winefride, Winifreda(History) Edvin, Ervin(Hungarian) Guðni(Icelandic) Edvīns, Ervīns(Latvian) Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Ailín(Medieval Irish) Audun, Edvin(Norwegian) Albaweniz, Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Alfvin, Auðun, Guðini(Old Norse) Erwin(Polish) Etelvina(Portuguese) Etelvina(Spanish) Alvin, Edvin(Swedish) Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsAlden, Alvin, Darwin, Elwin, Elwyn, Gladwin, Gladwyn, Goodwin, Irvin, Irvine, Irving, Irwin, Lewin, Marvin, Wynne(English) Alduino(Italian)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1233, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated October 6, 2024