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elvin

elvin is the alternative spelling of elven.

Meaning of elven

Noun (1)

elven (plural elvens)

  1. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
    • When you told Amberle that we must come here tonight, she reminded you that you had informed the Elvens at the High Council that she would be given a day or two to rest. You answered her by saying that what you told them was a necessary deception. What did you mean by that?1982, Terry Brooks, chapter 19, in The Elfstones of Shannara (A Del Rey Book), New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 162

Noun (2)

elven (plural elvens)

  1. (Kent, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire) An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))).

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Proper noun capitalized: Elvin

Elvin (plural Elvins)

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of elvin

Noun
pluralelvins
Proper noun
pluralElvins

Origin of elvin

Variant of Alvin.

Questions about elvin

What does elvin mean?
Elvin means a male given name.
What is elvin the alternative spelling of?
Elvin is the alternative spelling of elven.
What part of speech is elvin?
Elvin is a proper noun.

Words near elvin in the dictionary

  1. Elvey
  2. Elveys
  3. Elvidge
  4. Elvie
  5. Elvii
  6. elvin
  7. Elvina Bay
  8. Elvington
  9. elvins
  10. Elvir
  11. Elvira

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