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Edwin

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛdwɪn/

name

Etymology: 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).

  1. A male given name from Old English.

    Aside from a ticket for driving without a license, for which he paid a fine, Walter Valladares had no criminal record, his brother Edwin Valladares told CNN.

  2. Edwin of Northumbria.
  3. A surname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.