Alvin
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- [ AL-vin ]
- English
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname which was derived from the Old English names.
 | ?LFWINE male Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend". This name was not commonly used after the Norman conquest. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ?DELWINE male Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and wine "friend". This name became rare after the Norman conquest. Saint Æðelwine was a 7th-century bishop of Lindsey, England. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EALDWINE male Anglo-Saxon From the Old English elements eald "old" and wine "friend". This name was rarely used after the Norman conquest. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalwin, Alboin, Alfwin, Alwin |
| ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Ealdwine |
| DUTCH: Alwin |
| ENGLISH: Elvin |
| GERMAN: Alwin |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Aldous |
| MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Aldus |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Alvena, Alvina, Elvina |
| SPANISH: Etelvina |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Alden, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn |