Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "friend".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswini(Frankish) weniz(Old Germanic) wini(Old High German) vinr(Old Norse) wini(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsErvin(Albanian) Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Deorwine, Eadwine, Ealdwine, Eoforwine, Glædwine, Godwine, Leofwine, Mærwine, Oswine, Sæwine, Wine, Winfrith, Winfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Ervin(Croatian) Edvin(Danish) Alwin, Edwin, Erwin, Marvin, Marwin(Dutch) Alden, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Darwin, Edwin, Edwina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irwin, Marva, Marvin, Mervin, Winfred, Winifred, Winnifred, Edweena, Edwena, Edwyn, Edwyna, Gladwin, Gladwyn, Goodwin, Lewin, Marvyn, Oswin, Wynne(English) Edvin, Ervin(Estonian) Edvin(Finnish) Lieven, Lievin(Flemish) Alwin, Erwin, Levin, Marvin, Winfried, Alwine, Marwin, Otwin(German) Adalwin, Alboin, Aldwin, Alfwin, Alwin, Audowin, Eberwin, Erwin, Leobwin, Winifrid(Germanic) Winefride, Winifreda(History) Edvin, Ervin(Hungarian) Guðni(Icelandic) Edvīns, Ervīns(Latvian) Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Ailín(Medieval Irish) Audun, Edvin(Norwegian) Albaweniz, Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Alfvin, Auðun, Guðini(Old Norse) Erwin(Polish) Etelvina(Portuguese) Etelvina(Spanish) Alvin, Edvin(Swedish) Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1233, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
