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Edwin

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Gender
  
male

Related names
  
Audun, Edvin, Edwina

Meaning
  
rich friend

Name day
  
Poland: 11 March, France, Germany, United States: 12 October

The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "wine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadwine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.

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Edwin may refer to:

People

  • Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint
  • Edwin, son of Edward the Elder (died 933)
  • Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex
  • Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon
  • Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II)
  • Edwin (musician), Canadian musician
  • Edwin Howard Armstrong American inventor
  • Edwin Booth, Shakespearean actor
  • Edwin Cassiani, Colombian boxer
  • Edwin Centeno, Peruvian race walker
  • Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas.
  • Edwin Davies, British businessman and philanthropist
  • Edwin L. Elwood, American soldier
  • Edwin Encarnacion, Dominican baseball player
  • Edwin M. Gardner, American painter
  • Edwin Haslam, physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols
  • Edwin N. Hubbell, American politician
  • Edwin Hubble, American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named
  • Edwin Jackson, American baseball player
  • Edwin McCain, American musician
  • Edwin Meese, American Attorney General
  • Edwin Moses, American track and field athlete
  • Edwin Mosquera, Colombian weightlifter
  • Edwin Newman, American newscaster and journalist
  • Edwin Orozco, Colombian road cyclist
  • Edwin Alfred Rickards, British architect
  • Edwin Starr, American soul music singer
  • Edwin van der Sar, Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
  • Edwin Vurens, Dutch football (soccer) player
  • Edwin Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan cabinet minister
  • Edwin Eugene Aldrin, better known as Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut

    • Fictional people

  • Edwin Jarvis, fictional Marvel Comics supporting character
  • Aun, (known as Edwin the Old in English) mythical Swedish king

    • References

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