Edwin
This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Edwin (disambiguation).
| Edwin | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Name day |
Poland: 11 March, France, Germany, United States: 12 October |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | rich friend |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Audun, Edvin, Edwina |
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "wine" (friend).[1] The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadwine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.
Edwin may refer to:
People
- Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint
- Edwin, son of Edward the Elder (died 933)
- Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex
- Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon
- Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II)
- Edwin (musician), Canadian musician
- Edwin Howard Armstrong American inventor
- Edwin Booth, Shakespearean actor
- Edwin Cassiani, Colombian boxer
- Edwin Centeno, Peruvian race walker
- Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas.
- Edwin Davies, British businessman and philanthropist
- Edwin L. Elwood, American soldier
- Edwin Encarnacion, Dominican baseball player
- Edwin M. Gardner, American painter
- Edwin Haslam, physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols
- Edwin N. Hubbell, American politician
- Edwin Hubble, American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named
- Edwin Jackson, American baseball player
- Edwin McCain, American musician
- Edwin Meese, American Attorney General
- Edwin Moses, American track and field athlete
- Edwin Mosquera, Colombian weightlifter
- Edwin Newman, American newscaster and journalist
- Edwin Orozco, Colombian road cyclist
- Edwin Alfred Rickards, British architect
- Edwin Starr, American soul music singer
- Edwin van der Sar, Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Edwin Vurens, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Edwin Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan cabinet minister
- Edwin Eugene Aldrin, better known as Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut
Fictional people
- Edwin Jarvis, fictional Marvel Comics supporting character
- Aun, (known as Edwin the Old in English) mythical Swedish king
See also
- Isiah Edwin Leopold, known as Ed Wynn, 20th-century American comic
References
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