English
Alternative spellings
Alvyn

Etymology
From OE. ælf "elf" + wine "friend"; always rare in Britain but revived in the U.S. in the nineteenth century.

Proper noun
Alvin

1. given name|male.

Related terms
Alven, Alwin, Alwyn, Elwin

Translations
trans-top|given name
Danish: Alvin
Dutch: Adelwijn
German: Alwin
trans-mid
Icelandic: Aðalvinur
Swedish: Alvin
trans-bottom

trans-top|variants and pet forms
Dutch: Adalwijn, Adalwin, Adelwin, Alwijn, Alwin
trans-mid
German: Adalwin, Adelwin
trans-bottom

References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Category:English proper nouns

is:Alvin
sr:Alvin

• 2007-12-13 23:46 - Narsil - /* Related terms */ Noted another variant name, "Elwin"

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