The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend).Behind the Name
/ref> Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England.

Edwina The name Edwina is a feminine form of the male name Edwin, which derives from Old English and means "rich friend." Edwin was a popular name until the time of the Norman Conquest, then fell out of favour until Victorian era, Victorian times. People ...

is the feminine form of the name. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Historical figures

* Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588), Archbishop of York

Modern era

* E. W. Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Arrieta Arteaga (died 2023), Colombian murder victim * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), birth name of Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Anderson, several people *

Edwin Howard Armstrong Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – February 1, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor who developed FM (frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver system. He held 42 patents and received numerous awa ...

(1890–1954), American inventor * Edwin Bailey (politician) (1836–1908), English-American businessman and politician * Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel * Edwin L. Bauer (1905–), American tropical modernist architect in Hawai'i *

Edwin Bennett (potter) Edwin Bennett (March 6, 1818 – June 13, 1908), born in Newhall, Derbyshire, was an English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States,Baltimore, Vol. III and founder of the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company of Baltimor ...

(1818–1908), English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States *

Edwin Bennett (cricketer) Edwin Howard Bennett (21 December 1893 – 9 July 1929) was an English cricketer, who played four first-class matches. He was born in Shifnal, Shropshire, and he died at the age of 35 in East Worthing, Sussex. Three of Bennett's games were ...

(1893–1929), English cricketer *

Edwin Keppel Bennett Edwin Keppel Bennett, ''noms de plume'': Francis Bennett, Francis Keppel (26 September 1887 – 13 June 1958), was an English writer, poet, Germanist, and a prominent academic. He served as the president of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge b ...

(1887–1958), English writer, poet, Germanist and academic *

Edwin Biedermann Edwin Anthony Biedermann (5 July 1877 - 31 October 1929) was a British sportsman who represented Great Britain in jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Early life Biedermann was born on 5 July 1877 in Kensington, London, the son of Alfred Bi ...

(1877–1929), British real tennis player *

Edwin Birdsong Edwin L. Birdsong (August 22, 1941 – January 21, 2019) was an American keyboardist and organist, known in the 1970s and 1980s for his experimental funk/disco music. Birdsong did not achieve much chart success, but developed a strong fan base. ...

(1941–2019), American keyboardist and organist *

Edwin Booth Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American stage actor and theatrical manager who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869, he founded Booth's Th ...

(1833–1893), American Shakespearean actor * Edwin H. Brainard (1882–1957), American Marine aviation pioneer *

Edwin Bramall Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall (18 December 1923 – 12 November 2019), also known as "Dwin", was a British Army officer. He served as Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of ...

(1923–2019), Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces *

Edwin Cardona Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional. Club career Colombia Cardona made his professional debut ...

(born 1992), Colombian professional footballer * Edwin Cassiani (born 1972), Colombian boxer *

Edwin Catmull Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, ...

(born 1945), American computer scientist, animator, and co-founder of Pixar * Edwin Centeno (1981–2010), Peruvian race walker * Edwin Cerrillo (born 2000), American professional soccer player * Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), British social reformer * Edwin Cheney (1869—1942), American electrical engineer * Edwin Clarke (1919–1996), British neurologist and medical historian * Edwin Cole, multiple people * Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas * Edwin M. Cronk (1918–2020), American diplomat * Edwin Davies (1946–2018), British businessman and philanthropist * Edwin Denby (1903–1983), American poet, novelist, dance critic * Edwin Denby (1870–1929), American lawyer and politician * Edwin Díaz (born 1994), Puerto Rican professional baseball player * Edwin Edwards, multiple people * Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier * Edwin Encarnación (born 1983), Dominican baseball player * Edwin Engelhart (born 1976), Dutch basketball player * Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan baseball player * Edwin L. Felter (1917–2004), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court * Edwin Feulner (born 1941), American activist * Edwin Henry Fitler (1825–1896), American businessman and politician * Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician * Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935), American painter * Edwin Ghazal, also known as Edwin (musician), Canadian musician * Edwin Goedhart (born 1962), American politician * Edwin Norman Hartshorn (1835–1901), American politician and educator * Edwin Haslam (1932–2013), British physical organic chemist * Edwin Hawkins (1943–2018), American musician and singer * E. L. B. Hurulle (1919–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, provincial governor * Edwin N. Hubbell (1815–1897), American politician *

Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Hubble proved that many objects previously ...

(1889–1953), American astronomer * Edwin Jackson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player * Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943), American journalist, writer, and diplomat *

Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens ( ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials ...

(1869–1944), British architect * Edwin H. May Jr. (1924–2002), American politician and Nobel Prize winner * Edwin C. May, American parapsychologist * Edwin May (1823–1880), American architect in Indiana * Edwin McCain (born 1970), American musician * Edwin McMillan (1907-1991), American chemist and Nobel Prize winner * Edwin Meese (born 1931), American attorney general * Edwin Moses (born 1955), American hurdler * Edwin Mosquera (footballer) (born 2001), Colombian footballer * Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) (1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter * Edwin Newman (1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist * Edwin Olivarez (born 1963), Filipino politician * Edwin Orozco (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist * Edwin Poots (born 1965), British politician * Edwin Portillo (born 1962), Salvadoran footballer and manager * Edwin Quilagury (born 1977), Venezuelan football manager * Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920), British architect * Edwin Rist, American flautist and fly-tyer * Edwin Schlossberg (born 1945), American designer, author, and artist * Edwin Spanier (1921–1996), American mathematician * Edwin Stanton (1814–1869), American lawyer and politician * Edwin Starr (1942–2003), American soul music singer * Edwin Sutherland (1883–1950), American sociologist and criminologist * Edwin Thomas, multiple people * Edwin Torres, multiple people * Edwin Tsai, Hong Kong former tennis player * Edwin Tsitsi (1925–1997), Nauruan politician * Edwin van der Sar (born 1970), Dutch football player * Edwin Vurens (born 1968), Dutch football player * Edwin Walker, multiple people * Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer * Edwin Wijeyeratne (1889–1968), Sri Lankan cabinet minister * Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879–1964), American mathematician * Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker

Fictional and mythical characters

* Edwin Drood, main character in ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. * Deputy Edwin Durland, in '' Gravity Falls'', an animated television series. * Edwin Jarvis, a Marvel Comics supporting character. * Edwin Kingston, a character in television series Matlock played by Sam Anderson. * Edwin Murray, the maker of the Mimic in '' Five Nights At Freddy's'', a horror video game series. * Edwin Payne, one of the Ghost detectives in '' Dead Boy Detectives'' a Comic book written by Neil Gaiman also adapted as a Netflix TV series. * Aun (known as ''Edwin the Old'' in English), mythical Swedish king. * Edwin, a puppet character in '' Pajanimals'', a children's television series. * Edwin, a character from the horror comic series '' Witch Creek Road.''

References

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