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View Name: Alvin


ALVIN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: AL-vin   [key]
Meaning & History
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname which was derived from the Old English names.
Related Names
VARIANT: Elvin
FEMININE FORMS: Alvena, Alvina, Elvina
OTHER LANGUAGES: Adalwin, Alboin, Alfwin, Alwin (Ancient Germanic), Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Ealdwine (Anglo-Saxon), Alwin (Dutch), Alwin (German)
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