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Edwin.

A male given name from Old English.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛdwɪn/
  1. A male given name from Old English.

  2. Edwin of Northumbria.

  3. A surname.

  4. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.