Given name
Berwin
“a friend of the bear; a bright friend”
Berwin is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “a friend of the bear; a bright friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a friend of the bear; a bright friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berwin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1971.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berwin’s family of names
Berwin has a related form in Berwyn. Berwin has a related form in Berwen. Berwin has a related form in Berwenn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Berwynvariant
- Berwynnevariant
- Berwynnvariant
- Berwennevariant
- Berwennvariant
- Berwenvariant
- Berwinnevariant
- Berwinnvariant
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