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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hartwin m. Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard' + Old High German wini 'friend'.

England
Latin
1086 Harduinus (nom) Withycombe s.n. Hardwin; 1189 Herdwin (nom) GASurv p. 115, Herdwinus (nom) ibid. p. 115
France
Latin
993x1032 Ardoino (abl) St-Barnard-Romans no. 82; 1079x1101 Harduinus (nom) CartStPC IX; 1101x1129 Harduini (gen) ibid. XXVIII, Harduino (abl) ibid. XXVIII; c1175–1180 Hardoin (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 63; 1178 Harduinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 166
Germany
Latin
1137 Harduini (gen) quix-vol1 102; 1234 Hertwinus (nom) hennes-vol1 89; 1274 Hartwini (gen) ibid. 234; 1394 Härtwini (gen) SMM p. 182; 1401 hertwini (gen) HD1401 no. 386
Italy
Latin
1156 Arduino (dat) CartYonne1 CCCLXXIX; 1422 Arduino (dat) CatTir1 68
Portugal
Latin
1179 Arduinus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Hartwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Hartwin.