Elwin

  • [ EL-win ]
  • English
Variant 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.
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalwin, Alboin, Alfwin, Alwin
ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Ealdwine
DUTCH: Alwin
ENGLISH: Alden, Aldous, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwyn
GERMAN: Alwin
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Aldus
SPANISH: Etelvina