Edwin name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Edwin.
Define Edwin
Means "rich friend" from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon.
Is Edwin a boy name?
Yes, name Edwin has masculine gender.
Feminine forms of name Edwin
Name Edwin has similar female names. Women names like name Edwin:
