Alwin
m.
Old English æþel, Old High German adal 'noble' + Old English wine, Old High German wini 'friend'.
The name of three 7th C Anglo-Saxon saints.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 967 Æðeluuine (nom) CDAS DXXXVI,
Æðelwine (nom) ibid. DXXXIII;
1189 Alwinus (nom) GASurv p. 130,
Elwini (gen) ibid. p. 112,
Elwinus (nom) ibid. p. 108,
Elwyne (nom) ibid. p. 97
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Adaluinus (nom) irminon-vol2 30, Palatiolum
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● c1120 Alwyno (abl) ESC XXXV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Alwin.