Given name
Ealdwine
“old”·“friend”
Ealdwine is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ealdwine is built from elements meaning “old” and “friend”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldawini, built from Proto-West Germanic *ald (“old”) + *wini (“friend”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ealdwine’s family of names
In Old English usage, Ealdwine has a later derivative in Aldwyn. In Old English usage, Ealdwine has a related form in Aldwine. In Old English usage, Ealdwine has a related form in Aldwine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ealdwine has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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