Edwin
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɛdwɪn//
A male given name from Old English.
proper noun
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A male given name from Old English.
Aside from a ticket for driving without a license, for which he paid a fine, Walter Valladares had no criminal record, his brother Edwin Valladares told CNN.
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Edwin of Northumbria.
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A surname.
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An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).