Alvin (given name)
Alwin is a male first name.
Origin and Meaning
It is derived from the Germanic name Alboin ( albi → Alp, elves and wini → friend). The origins can also be found in Old High German, Adalwin ( adal noble and wini → → friend).
There are already in the 8th century the Lombard name Aluini, aloin and Alamannic Aloinus, so that one must assume that ' All- friend ' is meant.
The name-day is May 26th
Well-known bearers of the name
As a first name
- Alwin Binder ( * 1934), German German literature and literary scholar
- Alwin Brandes (1866-1949), German politician ( SPD) and union leaders
- Alwin Brinkmann ( b. 1946 ), Mayor of Emden
- Alwin Brück ( born 1931 ), SPD politician
- Alwin Gerisch (1857-1922), SPD politician and writer
- Alwin Mittasch (1869-1953), German chemist
- Alwin Renker (1931-2013), German theologian
- Alwin Schockemoehle (* 1937), German show jumping
- Alwin Wagner ( born 1950 ), athlete, five-time German champion in discus throw
- Alwin Wolz (1897-1978), the last commandant of the city of Hamburg in 1945
As a family
- Karl Alwin (formerly Alwin Oskar Pinkus; 1891-1945 ), German conductor
- Alwin Max (1939-1995), a Dutch rower
Variants
- Male: Adelwin, Alboin, Alvin, Adalwin
- Female: Alwine, Alwina