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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Norwin m. Proto-Germanic *nurþrą 'north' + Old High German wini 'friend'.

Austria
Latin
1074x1087 Nordwin (nom) UrkStyria 77; c1075 Norduin (nom) ibid. 78
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Norwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Norwin.