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View Name: Swithin


SWITHIN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: History
Meaning & History
From the Old English name Swiðhun or Swiþhun, derived from swiþ meaning "strong". Saint Swithin was a 9th-century bishop of Winchester.
Related Names
VARIANT: Swithun
OTHER LANGUAGES: Swiðhun (Anglo-Saxon)



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