Edwin

Edwin
Gender	male
Name day	Poland: 11 March, France, Germany, USA: 12 October
Origin
Meaning	rich friend
Other names
Related names	Audun, Edvin, Edwina

The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "wine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadwine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.

Edwin may refer to:

People

Anglo-Saxon Edwins and Eadwines

• Edwin (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint
• Edwin, son of Edward the Elder (died 933)
• Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex
• Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon
• Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II)

More recent Edwins

• Edwin Starr (musician), (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit 'War'.
• Edwin (musician), Canadian musician
• Edwin Eugene Aldrin, better known as Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut
• Edwin Howard Armstrong American inventor
• Edwin Booth, Shakespearean actor
• Edwin Cassiani, Colombian boxer
• Edwin Centeno, Peruvian race walker
• Edwin L. Elwood (1847-1907), American soldier
• Edwin Haslam (born 1932), a physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols
• Edwin N. Hubbell, American politician
• Edwin Hubble, American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named
• Isiah Edwin Leopold, known as Ed Wynn, 20th century American comic
• Edwin McCain, Musician
• Edwin Meese, American Attorney General
• Edwin Mosquera, Colombian weightlifter
• Edwin Orozco, Colombian road cyclist
• Edwin van der Sar, Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
• Edwin Vurens, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Edwin Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan cabinet minister
• Edwin Moses, Athlete

Fictional people

• Edwin, a Doctor who turns out to be a psychopathic killer in the 2010 film Predators
• Edwin the Old, mythical Swedish king
• Edwin Jarvis, fictional Marvel Comics supporting character
• Edwin Odesseiron, fictional wizard in the game Baldur's Gate

Other uses

• Edwin, California, community in Amador County
• 1046 Edwin, asteroid discovered by George Van Biesbroeck and named after his son
• Eadwine Psalter, 12th century English illuminated manuscript, named after its scribe
• Edwin (clothing), Japanese garment brand
• Edwin (ship), 15-ton schooner wrecked near Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia, in late June 1816
• EDWin, electronics design for Windows
• Edwin, an Emacs-like editor built into MIT/GNU Scheme