Save Gender Feminine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. EJ-win(Old English) [key] Other Forms FormsEcgwynna, Egwinna (Latinized) Meaning & History Means "sword joy" from the Old English elements ecg "edge, blade" and wynn "joy." Ecgwynn was the first wife of Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) and the mother of Æthelstan the Glorious, widely considered the first "King of the English."
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