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Alwin

Alwin proper noun: a male given name from Old English; always rather rare in English.

Proper noun

Alwin

  1. A male given name from Old English; always rather rare in English.
    • Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024

Forms of Alwin

alternative formAlwyn

Origin of Alwin

From Old English Æþelwine, from æþel (“noble”) + wine (“friend”); partly merged with Ælfwine (“Alvin”, literally “elf friend”).

Questions about Alwin

What does Alwin mean?
Alwin means a male given name from Old English; always rather rare in English.
What part of speech is Alwin?
Alwin is a proper noun.

Words near Alwin in the dictionary

  1. always was, always will be
  2. always-on
  3. alwaysness
  4. alwayz
  5. alwhite
  6. Alwin
  7. alwise
  8. alwrong
  9. alwuz
  10. Alwyn
  11. alwyte

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