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English word origin

Etymology of Edwin

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A male given name from Old English. · Edwin of Northumbria. · A surname. · An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

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