Edwin

Edwin is an Old English name composed of the elements ead, meaning wealth, fortune, or prosperity, and wine, meaning friend, giving the overall sense of prosperous friend or wealthy friend. The name was borne by Edwin of Northumbria, the influential seventh-century Anglo-Saxon king who converted to Christianity and became venerated as a saint. After falling out of use following the Norman Conquest, the name was revived during the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for Anglo-Saxon heritage and has remained in steady use since. Related forms include the Latinized Edwinus and the feminine variant Edwina.