Re: Borwin
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
According to Seibicke (A-E), the name Borvin/Borwin is a Slavic name. The first element BOR was a correct guess of Andy and the last element VIN/WIN derives from Slavic voj = 'soldier' but was later adapted to the Germanic name element WIN = 'friend'.
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http://www.nordicnames.de/