Edwin at a glance
- Meaning
- “rich friend”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Old English
- Pronunciation
- ED-win
Where the name Edwin comes from
Edwin is an Anglo-Saxon name made of the Old English words for “wealth” and “friend”. It was the name of a 7th-century king of Northumbria in northern England. After the Norman Conquest it became rare, but it came back into use in the 19th century.
Famous people named Edwin
- Edwin Hubble (astronomer)