Edwin

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Gender Masculine
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. EHD-win(English) EHT-vin(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Means "rich friend", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman Conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon.