Edwin
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Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
All labels observed (5)
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old English nobility ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Germanic given names ⓘ |
| component |
Old English "wine" meaning "friend"
ⓘ
Old English "ēad" meaning "wealth" or "riches" ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old English elements "ēad" and "wine" ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot |
"wine" (friend)
ⓘ
"ēad" (wealth, fortune, prosperity) ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | connotations of wealth and friendship ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Ed
ⓘ
Edwin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eddie
Edwin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ned
|
| hasHistoricalUsage | medieval England ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Old English ⓘ |
| hasNameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Old English ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Edwin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eadwine
Edwin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Edvin
|
| meaning |
prosperous friend
ⓘ
rich friend ⓘ |
| popularity | used internationally ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ Scandinavian languages ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edvin
this entity surface form:
Eadwine
this entity surface form:
Eddie
this entity surface form:
Ned
subject surface form:
Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.
subject surface form:
Edwin E. Salpeter