Given name
Edwina
“one who is wealthy in friendship”·“a wealthy friend”
Edwina is a feminine form of Edwin. One English interpretation is “a wealthy friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Edwina carries the interpretation “one who is wealthy in friendship.” Edwina is a feminine form of Edwin. One English interpretation is “a wealthy friend.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Edwina is used as a feminine counterpart of Edwin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Edwina is a feminine form of Edwin. The history of Edwin gives this family its wider story. Edwin’s historical associations include a 7th-century king of Northumbria.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Edwina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,465
- 0 boys · 15,465 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 364 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,199 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,199 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 364 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,100 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edwina’s family of names
Edwina is a feminine form of Edwin. Edwina has a related form in Eddy. Edwina has a related form in Eddi.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eddyvariant
- Eddivariant
- Eadievariant
- Edwenavariant
- Edwynavariant
- Edwinnavariant
- Eddwinalikely variant
- Eddeavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Edwina
- Lady MountbattenBritish aristocrat (1901-1960)
- Edwina CurrieBritish politician (born 1946)
- Edwina Tops-AlexanderAustralian equestrianborn 1974
- Edwina Boothactress (1904-1991)
- Edwina FindleyAmerican actressborn 1980
- Edwina BoneAustralian hockey playerborn 1988
- Edwina HartBritish politician (born 1957)
- Edwina ChamierCanadian alpine skier (1890-1981)
- Edwina BrownAmerican basketball player (born 1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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