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 Edwin (; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from around 616 until his death. He was the second monarch to rule bo ...

(died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint *

Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) Edwin (died 933) was the younger son of King Edward the Elder and Ælfflæd, his second wife. He drowned at sea in circumstances which are unclear. Edward the Elder died in 924, leaving five sons by three marriages. Of these, Edmund and Eadred w ...

(died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex *

Eadwine of Abingdon Eadwine was Abbot of Abingdon. Eadwine was the brother of Ealdorman Ælfric of Hampshire Ælfric was Ealdorman of Hampshire from to 1016. Ælfric succeeded ealdorman Æthelmær to the county of Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Ha ...

(died 990), Abbot of Abingdon *

Edwin, Earl of Mercia Edwin (Old English: ''eadwine'') (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on Ælfgār's de ...

(died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) *

Edwin Sandys (bishop) Edwin Sandys (; 1519 – 10 July 1588) was an English prelate. He was Anglicanism, Anglican Bishop of Worcester (1559–1570), Bishop of London, London (1570–1576) and Archbishop of York (1576–1588) during the reign of Elizabeth I of England ...

(1519–1588), Archbishop of York

Modern era

E. W. Abeygunasekera Edwin Wilfred Abeygunasekera was a member of the 1st and 2nd State Councils of Ceylon. Abeygunasekera was elected to the State Council of Ceylon on 20 June 1931, representing Nuwara Eliya as a member of the Labour Party, defeating James T. Rut ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Edwin Abbott Abbott Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926) was an English schoolmaster, theology, theologian, and Anglican priest, best known as the author of the novella ''Flatland'' (1884). Early life and education Edwin Abbott Abbott ...

(1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest *

Edwin Ariyadasa Kala Keerthi Wijetunga Karunaratne Edwin Ariyadasa (3 December 1922 – 22 January 2021: ), popularly known as Edwin Ariyadasa, was a Sri Lankan Sinhalese journalist. He was a well known newspaper editor, author and a media consultant. Consider ...

(1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Arrieta Arteaga (died 2023), Colombian murder victim *

Edwin Austin Abbey Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852August 1, 1911) was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings ...

(1852–1911), British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), birth name of

Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin ( ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three extravehicular activity, spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eag ...

, 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) Edwin Bailey (February 18, 1836 – January 11, 1908) was an English-American businessman and politician from Patchogue, New York. Life Bailey was born on February 18, 1836, in Manchester, England. In 1848, Bailey immigrated to America with his ...

(1836–1908), English-American businessman and politician * Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel *

Edwin L. Bauer Edwin Leo Bauer (1905–) was an American architect, whose mid-20th-century work significantly influenced the architectural landscape of Honolulu, Hawaii. His designs, characterized by innovative use of space and materials, played a substantial ...

(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 Edwin Cassiani Tejedor (born October 28, 1972, in San Basilio de Palenque, Mahates) is a retired male boxing, boxer from Colombia, who competed in the light-welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) during his career. He represented his nativ ...

(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 Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

Edwin Centeno Edwin Centeno (born June 27, 1981, in Chucuito, Puno Region, died March 20, 2010, in Puno, Puno Region) was a male race walker from Peru. He competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games. He set his personal best (1:24:53) in ...

(1981–2010), Peruvian race walker * Edwin Cerrillo (born 2000), American professional soccer player *

Edwin Chadwick Sir Edwin Chadwick Order of the Bath, KCB (24 January 18006 July 1890) was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England and instituting major reforms in urban sanitation and public health. A ...

(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 Eddie Davies (18 June 1946 – 11 September 2018) was a British businessman and philanthropist. He served as chairman of the Strix Group from 1984 to 2006. He was the owner of Bolton Wanderers F.C. until March 2016, when Dean Holdsworth fronte ...

(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 Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992–1996 ...

, multiple people * Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier *

Edwin Encarnación Edwin Elpidio Encarnación Rivera (born January 7, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball designated hitter, third baseman and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleve ...

(born 1983), Dominican baseball player * Edwin Engelhart (born 1976), Dutch basketball player * Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan baseball player *

Edwin L. Felter Edwin L. Felter (August 24, 1917 – August 29, 2004)Justice Edwin ...

(1917–2004), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court *

Edwin Feulner Edwin John Feulner Jr. (born August 12, 1941) is an American political scientist, former think tank executive, Congressional aide, and foreign consultant who co-founded The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in 1973. He served as The ...

(born 1941), American activist *

Edwin Henry Fitler Edwin Henry Fitler (December 2, 1825 – May 31, 1896) was an American businessman and politician from Pennsylvania. He founded Edwin H. Fitler & Company, the largest cordage manufacturer in the United States at the time, and served as a Re ...

(1825–1896), American businessman and politician * Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician *

Edwin M. Gardner Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935) was an American Confederate veteran and painter. Early life Gardner was born on October 12, 1845, in Giles County, Tennessee. He grew up in Mississippi. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served in the ...

(1845–1935), American painter * Edwin Ghazal, also known as

Edwin (musician) Edwin Ghazal, known as Edwin is a Canadian alternative rock singer from Toronto. He is the lead vocalist for the Canadian rock band I Mother Earth as well as a solo artist and the lead singer for the Canadian supergroup Crash Karma. In 2016, he ...

, Canadian musician *

Edwin Goedhart Edwin (Ed) Goedhart (born September 15, 1962) is an American politician who served in the Nevada Assembly from the 36th district from 2006 to 2012. Goedhart endorsed Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Preside ...

(born 1962), American politician *

Edwin Norman Hartshorn Edwin Norman Hartshorn (May 27, 1835 – May 9, 1901) was an American politician and educator from Ohio. He was a professor at Mount Union College from 1857 to 1868. He served in the Ohio Senate, representing the 21st district, from 1880 to 1884 ...

(1835–1901), American politician and educator * Edwin Haslam (1932–2013), British physical organic chemist *

Edwin Hawkins Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. As the leader of the Edwin ...

(1943–2018), American musician and singer *

E. L. B. Hurulle Deshamanya Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle ( Sinhala: එඩ්වින් ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ) (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009) (known as ''E. L. B. Hurulle'') was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the provincial g ...

(1919–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, provincial governor *

Edwin N. Hubbell Edwin Nelson Hubbell (August 13, 1815 – February 5, 1897) was an American politician in New York and Michigan who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867. Biography Hubbell was born in Coxsackie, Greene ...

(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) Edwin Jackson Jr. (born September 9, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2019 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Detroit Tigers, ...

(born 1983), American baseball player * Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School *

Edwin Lefèvre Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) was an American journalist, writer, and diplomat, who is most noted for his writings on Wall Street business. Biography Lefèvre was born George Edwin Henry Lefèvre on January 23, 1871 in Colón, Panama, Colón, ...

(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 Edwin Cole McCain (born January 20, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His songs " I'll Be" (1998) and " I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the ''Billboard ...

(born 1970), American musician *

Edwin McMillan Edwin Mattison McMillan (September 18, 1907 – September 7, 1991) was an American physicist credited with being the first to produce a transuranium element, neptunium. For this, he shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn Seaborg. ...

(1907-1991), American chemist and Nobel Prize winner *

Edwin Meese Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration (1967–1974), the Reagan presidential transition team (1980� ...

(born 1931), American attorney general *

Edwin Moses Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an Americans, American former Hurdling, hurdler who won gold medals in the 400 metres hurdles, 400 m hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 an ...

(born 1955), American hurdler * Edwin Mosquera (footballer) (born 2001), Colombian footballer *

Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) Edwin Orlando Mosquera Roa (26 July 1985 – 2 December 2017) was a Colombian weightlifter who competed in the 69 kg division. He won silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2016 Pan American Championships, and won the Pan Americ ...

(1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter *

Edwin Newman Edwin Harold Newman (January 25, 1919 – August 13, 2010) was an American newscaster, journalist, and author. After beginning his career with the wire services and serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newman worked in radio for CBS New ...

(1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist *

Edwin Olivarez Edwin de Leon Olivarez (born August 14, 1963) is a Filipino politician, athlete, and businessman currently serving as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Parañaque's 1st District since 2022 and previously from 2010 to 2013. ...

(born 1963), Filipino politician * Edwin Orozco (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist *

Edwin Poots Edwin Poots (born 27 May 1965) is a British politician from Northern Ireland, serving as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since February 2024. He served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from May to June 2021. He was fir ...

(born 1965), British politician *

Edwin Portillo Edwin Ernesto Portillo (born November 17, 1962, in Metapán) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer and current manager. Coaching career CESSA In 1996, he began his coaching career with CESSA, now called Isidro Metapán. Fuerte San Fra ...

(born 1962), Salvadoran footballer and manager *

Edwin Quilagury Edwin Humberto Quilagury (born 3 September 1987) is a Venezuelan Association football, football Coach (sport), manager. Playing career Born in Ureña, Táchira, Ureña, Táchira, Quilagury made his senior debut with C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela, ...

(born 1977), Venezuelan football manager * Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920), British architect *

Edwin Rist Edwin Rist, also known by the pseudonym Edwin Reinhard, is an American flautist, Fly tying, fly-tyer, and Burglary, burglar known for stealing 299 rare or extinct Bird specimen, bird specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, England, in ...

, American flautist and fly-tyer *

Edwin Schlossberg Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, artist, and author. A pioneer and leader of interactive museum installations, he is the founder and principal designer of ESI Design, a multidisciplinary firm specializing in ...

(born 1945), American designer, author, and artist * Edwin Spanier (1921–1996), American mathematician *

Edwin Stanton Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War, U.S. secretary of war under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's manag ...

(1814–1869), American lawyer and politician *

Edwin Starr Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the num ...

(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 Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch association football, football executive and former professional player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was most recently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, A ...

(born 1970), Dutch football player *

Edwin Vurens Edwin Vurens (born 6 June 1968) is a Dutch football manager who coaches Dutch amateur side Docos. Vurens is a former international player who played professionally as a striker for clubs in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Football career Play ...

(born 1968), Dutch football player *

Edwin Walker Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) was a United States Army major general who served in World War II and the Korean War. Walker resigned his commission during 1959, but Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation and ...

, multiple people * Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer * Edwin Wijeyeratne (1889–1968), Sri Lankan cabinet minister *

Edwin Bidwell Wilson Edwin Bidwell Wilson (April 25, 1879 – December 28, 1964) was an American mathematician, statistician, physicist and general polymath. He was the sole protégé of Yale University physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs and was mentor to MIT economist ...

(1879–1964), American mathematician *

Edwin (director) Edwin (born 24 April 1978) is an Indonesian film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter. He has won a total of four Citra Awards: Best Short Film for ''Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon'' (2005), Citra Award for Best Director, Best Directo ...

(born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker

Fictional and mythical characters

Edwin Drood ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' is the final novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor, choirma ...

, main character in ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. * Deputy Edwin Durland, in ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery television comedy, comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twi ...

'', an animated television series. *

Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Jarvis is most often depicted as a supporting character in the titles ''Iron Man'' and '' The Avengers''. He is the loyal household butler of the S ...

, a Marvel Comics supporting character. * Edwin Kingston, a character in television series Matlock played by

Sam Anderson Sam Anderson (born c. 1946/1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on '' Perfect Strangers'', Principal Willis DeWitt on '' Growing Pains'', Holland Manners on ''Angel'', dentist Bernard Nadler o ...

. * Edwin Murray, the maker of the Mimic in ''

Five Nights At Freddy's ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a video game series and media franchise created by Scott Cawthon that includes video games, novels, graphic novels, and films. The story arcs typically follow a night guard or other character trying t ...

'', a horror video game series. * Edwin Payne, one of the Ghost detectives in ''

Dead Boy Detectives The Dead Boy Detectives are a fictional supernatural detective duo who have appeared in comic books published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. They were created by writer Neil Gaiman and artists Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III in '' The Sandman ...

'' a Comic book written by Neil Gaiman also adapted as a Netflix TV series. *

Aun Aun the Old (Old Norse ''Aunn inn gamli'', Latinized ''Auchun'', Proto-Norse ''*Audawiniʀ'': English: "Edwin the Old") is a List of legendary kings of Sweden, mythical Swedish king of the House of Yngling in the ''Heimskringla''. Aun was the so ...

(known as ''Edwin the Old'' in English), mythical Swedish king. * Edwin, a puppet character in ''

Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is a children's television series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The J ...

'', a children's television series. * Edwin, a character from the horror comic series ''

Witch Creek Road ''Witch Creek Road'' is a horror comic series, written by Garth Matthams and drawn by Kenan Halilović. It features a distinctive artistic style and a story line that has received attention from readers and critics. The series is considered a no ...

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