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Edwin definition

Ed·win (ed′win)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Ed, Eddie; fem. Edwina

Etymology: OE Eadwine < ead (see Edgar) + wine, friend < Gmc *weniz < IE base *wen-, to strive, desire, love (> win(some), wish, L Venus): lit., rich friend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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