Edwin
ED-win
A classic Anglo-Saxon name meaning “rich friend” or “prosperous friend.”
Meaning
The name Edwin comes from Old English Eadwine, usually analyzed as ead meaning “wealth,” “prosperity,” or “riches,” plus wine meaning “friend.” Some 19th-century name books also gloss it more freely as “happy conqueror,” but the standard etymology is “rich friend.”
Origin
Old EnglishAnglo-Saxonmasculine
Fun fact
In the excerpts, Edwin is linked with the first Christian king of Northumbria, which helped keep the name historically prominent.