Name Element WINI

Meaning & History

Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "friend".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswine(Anglo-Saxon) weniz(Old Germanic) vinr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsErvin(Albanian) Ælfwine, Æðelwine, Æthelwine, Eadwine, Ealdwine, Eoforwine, Leofwine, Winfrith, Winfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Ervin(Croatian) Edvin(Danish) Alwin, Boudewijn, Edwin, Erwin, Goswin(Dutch) Alden, Alvena, Alvin, Alvina, Baldwin, Edwin, Edwina, Elvin, Elvina, Elvis, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irwin, Winfred, Winifred, Winnifred, Edweena, Edwena, Edwyn, Edwyna, Lewin(English) Edvin, Ervin(Estonian) Edvin(Finnish) Lieven, Lievin(Flemish) Baudouin, Ludivine(French) Alwin, Erwin, Levin, Ortwin, Winfried, Alwine, Hartwin, Otwin(German) Adalwin, Alboin, Aldwin, Alfwin, Alwin, Audowin, Baldewin, Baldwin, Eberwin, Erwin, Gautwin, Hardwin, Hariwini, Hartwin, Leobwin, Leutwin, Ortwin, Wina, Winifrid(Germanic) Winefride, Winifreda(History) Edvin, Ervin(Hungarian) Arduino, Baldovino(Italian) Edvīns, Ervīns(Latvian) Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Ailín(Medieval Irish) Audun, Edvin(Norwegian) Albaweniz, Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Alfvin, Auðun(Old Norse) Erwin(Polish) Etelvina, Balduíno(Portuguese) Etelvina, Balduino(Spanish) Alvin, Edvin(Swedish) Maldwyn, Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsVergoossen(Dutch) Alden, Alvin, Baldwin, Elwin, Elwyn, Irvin, Irvine, Irving, Irwin, Lewin(English) Alduino, Ardovini, Baldovini, Nardovino(Italian)
Place Name DescendantsMaldwyn, Trefaldwyn(Welsh)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wini, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry wini, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022