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Meaning & History
Means "rich friend", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman Conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon.
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VariantEdwyn(English)
Other Languages & CulturesEadwine(Anglo-Saxon) Edvin(Danish) Edvin(Estonian) Edvin(Finnish) Otwin(German) Audowin(Germanic) Edvin(Hungarian) Edvīns(Latvian) Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Audun, Edvin(Norwegian) Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Auðun(Old Norse) Edvin(Swedish)
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