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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Christwin m. Latin Christus 'Christ' + Old High German wini 'friend'.

An unusual example of a dithematic name containing Latin and Germanic elements.

France
Latin
● c823 Cristoinus (nom) irminon-vol2 17, Palatiolum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Christwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Christwin.