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Alwin
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English
Alternative forms
en Alwyn
Etymology
From en ang Æþelwine, from ang æþel noble wine friend 1; partly merged with ang Ælfwine elf friend Alvin.
Proper noun
en male Old English; always rather rare in English.
en Jennifer Dunning Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/arts/review-dance-premiere-opens-season-for-nikolais-and-louis.html 1992-01-30 Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now. https://web.archive.org/web/20240922155740/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/arts/review-dance-premiere-opens-season-for-nikolais-and-louis.html
Related terms
en Alvin Baldwin Darwin Edwin Godwin Goldwyn Irwin Oswin
Translations
male given name meaning "noble friend"
Dutch: nl Adelwijn
Georgian: ka ელვინი
German: de Alwin
Icelandic: is Aðalvinur
Anagrams
en ailnw -in-law Wanli Wilna in-law inlaw liwan winal
German
Alternative forms
de Adalwin, de Adelwin, de Alwina, de Alwine
Etymology
From de goh Adalwin, from de gmw-pro *Aþalawini, equivalent to de goh adal noble + de goh wini friend, cognate with en Alwin, en Alvin, and nl Adelwijn. S.L. Uckelman "Alwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. Heuser, Rita, Alwin, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
Pronunciation
de De-Alwin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Old High German Alvin.
Proper noun
surname
de patronymics
References