Lefwin
m.
Old English lēof 'dear, loved' + Old English wine 'friend'.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 966 Lefwinus (nom) CDAS DXXVIII,
Leofwine (nom) ibid. DXXIX;
967 Leofwine (nom) ibid. DXXXXIII;
994 Leofwyne (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI;
1181 Lefwinus (nom) StPaulDom p. 115;
1185x1186 Lefwinus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 192;
1194 Lefwinus (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 8;
1222 lefwini (gen) StPaulDom p. 14
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Lefwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Lefwin.