Edwin
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Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
→
masculine given name → |
| associatedWith |
Old English nobility
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|
| category |
English masculine given names
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Germanic given names → |
| component |
Old English "wine" meaning "friend"
→
Old English "ēad" meaning "wealth" or "riches" → |
| derivedFrom |
Old English elements "ēad" and "wine"
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| etymologicalRoot |
"wine" (friend)
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"ēad" (wealth, fortune, prosperity) → |
| gender |
masculine
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|
| hasCulturalAssociation |
connotations of wealth and friendship
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|
| hasDiminutive |
Ed
→
Eddie → Ned → |
| hasHistoricalUsage |
medieval England
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| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Old English
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| hasNameDay |
varies by country
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|
| hasOrigin |
Old English
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| hasVariant |
Eadwine
→
Edvin → |
| meaning |
prosperous friend
→
rich friend → |
| popularity |
used internationally
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|
| usedInLanguage |
Dutch
→
English → German → Scandinavian languages → Spanish → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Buzz Aldrin
→
Duke Snider → Duncan Sandys → Edwin Booth → Edwin Catmull → Edwin E. Salpeter → Edwin H. Armstrong → Edwin Hubble → Edwin Lutyens → Edwin M. Stanton → Edwin Moses → Edwin Samuel Montagu → Edwin Thomas Meredith → |
givenName |
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Edwin
("Eddie")
→
Edwin ("Ned") → |
hasDiminutive |
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Edwin
("Edvin")
→
Edwin ("Eadwine") → |
hasVariant |
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Eddie
→
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canBeDiminutiveOf |
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Ed
→
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shortFormOf |