Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an
Anglo-Saxon name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The ind ...
, whose modern descendant is ''Ashwin''. It translates literally as "
ash-tree
''Fraxinus'' (), commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some subtropical species are evergr ...
friend", but can mean a number of things, including "strong/manly friend", or "friendly man."
Notable persons with the name include:
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Æscwine of Essex
Æscwine or Erkenwine (died 587) is listed in some Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies as the first king of Essex and father of Sledd. Most sources list Sledd as the first king and Æscwine's existence is uncertain.
Background
Little evidence is ...
(494-587), born in ancient Saxony in northern Germany and in 527 he became king of Essex
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Æscwine of Wessex
Æscwine was a King of Wessex from about 674 to 676, but was probably not the only king in Wessex at the time.
Bede writes that after the death of King Cenwalh in 672: "his under-rulers took upon them the kingdom of the people, and dividing ...
(died circa 676), king of Wessex
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Old English given names
Masculine given names