Alvin

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM Mike C update #104
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM Mike C update #101
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine
Usage English, Swedish
Pronounced Pron. AL-vin(English)

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 that was derived from the Old English names. As a Scandinavian name it is derived from Alfvin, an Old Norse cognate of Ælfwine.