Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "friend".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsErvin(Albanian) Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Eadwine, Ealdwine, Eoforwine, Leofwine, Winfrith, Winfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Ervin(Croatian) Edvin(Danish) Alwin, Boudewijn, Edwin, Erwin, Goswin(Dutch) Alden, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Baldwin, Edwin, Edwina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irwin, Winfred, Winifred, Winnifred, Edweena, Edwena, Edwyn, Edwyna, Lewin(English) Edvin, Ervin(Estonian) Edvin(Finnish) Lieven, Lievin(Flemish) Baudouin, Ludivine(French) Alwin, Erwin, Levin, Ortwin, Winfried, Alwine, Hartwin, Otwin(German) Adalwin, Alboin, Aldwin, Alfwin, Alwin, Audowin, Baldewin, Baldwin, Eberwin, Erwin, Gautwin, Hardwin, Hariwini, Hartwin, Leobwin, Leutwin, Ortwin, Wina, Winifrid(Germanic) Winefride, Winifreda(History) Edvin, Ervin(Hungarian) Arduino, Baldovino(Italian) Edvīns, Ervīns(Latvian) Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Ailín(Medieval Irish) Audun, Edvin(Norwegian) Albaweniz, Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Alfvin, Auðun(Old Norse) Erwin(Polish) Balduíno(Portuguese) Etelvina, Balduino(Spanish) Alvin, Edvin(Swedish) Maldwyn, Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsVergoossen(Dutch) Alden, Alvin, Baldwin, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irvine, Irving, Irwin, Lewin(English) Alduino, Ardovini, Baldovini, Nardovino(Italian)
Place Name DescendantsMaldwyn, Trefaldwyn(Welsh)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wini, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
- Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry wini, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
