Eberwin

Gender Masculine
Usage Germanic [1]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German elements ebur "boar" and wini "friend".

Related Names

Rootsebur + wini
VariantErwin
Other Languages & CulturesErvin(Albanian) Eoforwine(Anglo-Saxon) Ervin(Croatian) Erwin(Dutch) Ervin(Estonian) Erwin(German) Ervin(Hungarian) Ervīns(Latvian) Erwin(Polish)

Categories

animals, friendship, nobles

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 446.
Entry updated December 7, 2022