Edwin
Edwin is a male name.
Origin and Meaning of the Name
- Anglo-Saxon, the form of Otwin ( ead = possession; wini = friend)
Variants
- Edvinas, Lithuanian
Name Days
- March 4, October 4, October 12
Well-known bearers of the name
- Edwin Aldrin ( born 1930 ), second man on the moon with Apollo 11
- Edwin Benne (born 1965 ), Dutch volleyball player and coach
- Edwin L. Drake (1819-1880), the first U.S. American to successfully drilled for oil
- Edwin Erich Dwinger (1898-1981), German writer
- Edwin Fischer (1886-1960), Swiss pianist
- Edwin Hartmann (1910-1996), Austrian soldier and skier
- Edwin Hoernle (1883-1952), German poet and writer
- Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), American astronomer
- Edwin Moses ( born 1955 ), American hurdler
- Edwin of Northumbria († 633 ), King of Northumbria in the 7th century
- Edwin Redslob (1884-1973), German art historian
- Edwin van der Sar (born 1970 ), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Edwin Scharff (1887-1955), German sculptor and graphic artist
- Edwin Sugarew ( b. 1953 ), Bulgarian writer, dissident and politician.
- Edwin Valero (1981-2010), Venezuelan boxer
- Edwin Welte (1876-1958), co-inventor of the Welte-Mignon reproducing piano
- Edwin Ziegfeld (1905-1987), American art educator
Individuals with surname Edwin
- Colin Edwin (born 1970 ), Australian bassist
- Edwin (Director), Indonesian director
- Horace Dove - Edwin (born 1967 ), Sierra Leonean sprinter
- Jason Edwin, American basketball player
- Male first name