Given name & surname

Alwina

Alwina is a feminine given name. It is used in German and Welsh.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Alwina is an alternative form of Alwena. Alwena comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Alwina through the years

Babies since 1880
18
0 boys · 18 girls
Most popular year
1882
6 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Alwina in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1882–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1899. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Alwina’s family of names

In German usage, Alwina has a related form in ALWIN. In Welsh usage, Alwina has a related form in Alwyn. In German usage, Alwina has a related form in ADALWIN.

Walk Alwina’s family in the name graph

AlwinaAlwynAlwinAlwenaAdalwinАльвина

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Alwina has relatives in 3 languages.

WelshGerman

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Alwina

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