Alvina

Gender：
Pronounced： [ al-VEEN-ə ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Feminine form of ALVIN.

ALVIN male 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.

Names related to Alvina：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Alvena, Elvina

SPANISH: Etelvina

MASCULINE FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalwin, Alboin, Alfwin, Alwin

ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Ealdwine

DUTCH: Alwin

ENGLISH: Aldous, Alvin, Elvin

GERMAN: Alwin

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Aldus

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Alden, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn