Given name
Ælfwine
“elf”·“friend”
Ælfwine is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ælfwine is built from elements meaning “elf” and “friend”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Albiwini, built from Proto-West Germanic *albi (“elf”) + *wini (“friend”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ælfwine’s family of names
In Old English usage, Ælfwine shares a linguistic root with the Italian form ALBOINO.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Eþelwine
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“elf” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Ealdwine
“old” · “friend”
>99% boys