Alwin

English

Alternative forms

• Alwyn

Etymology

From Old English Æþelwine, from æþel (“noble”) +‎ wine (“friend”); partly merged with Ælfwine (“Alvin”, literally “elf friend”).

Proper noun

Alwin

1. A male given name from Old English; always rather rare in English.
   • 1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 22 September 2024:

     Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.

Related terms

• Alvin
• Baldwin
• Darwin
• Edwin
• Godwin
• Goldwyn
• Irwin
• Oswin

Translations

male given name meaning "noble friend"

• Dutch: Adelwijn
• Georgian: ელვინი (elvini)
• German: Alwin (de)
• Icelandic: Aðalvinur

Anagrams

• -in-law, Wanli, Wilna, in-law, inlaw, liwan, winal

German

Alternative forms

• Adalwin, Adelwin, Alwina, Alwine

Etymology

From Old High German Adalwin, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalawini, equivalent to Old High German adal (“noble”) + Old High German wini (“friend”), cognate with English Alwin, English Alvin, and Dutch Adelwijn.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Alwin

1. a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Alvin.

Proper noun

Alwin m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Alwins or (with an article) Alwin, feminine genitive Alwin, plural Alwins)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic