Elfin

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Elfin 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval English, History
Other Forms FormsAlpinus, Elphin

Meaning & History

This was the name of an obscure local saint venerated in medieval Warrington, a town in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. It is allegedly a British derivative of Latin Alpinus (see Alpin; also Elphin, Alvin).
Added 8/23/2007 by anonymous
Edited 4/2/2012 by SeaHorse15

Elfin 2
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified