Edwin
Sign in to saveThe name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend). Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Edwin
- Given name.image
- File:Saint King Edwin of Northumbria.jpg
- Given name.feminine
- Edwina
- Given name.caption
- Saint Edwin of Northumbria
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- rich/blessed friend
- Given name.name day
- Poland: 11 March, France, Germany, United States: 12 October
- Given name.region
- England
- Given name.related names
- Audun, Edvin, Edvīns
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The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend). Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
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