Alfwin
m.
Old English ælf, Old High German alb 'elf' + Old English wine, Old High German wini 'friend'.
The name of a 6th C king of the Lombards and a 7th C king of Deira.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 967 Ælfwine (nom) CDAS DXXXIII;
994 Ælfwine (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1047 Alboini (gen) CartNDSaintes I;
1067 Albuinus (nom) ibid. XII
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● c1100 Ælfwino (abl) ESC XX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alfwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Alfwin.