Edwin

Edwin is a male name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

  • Anglo-Saxon, the form of Otwin ( ead = possession; wini = friend)

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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
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