The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend).Behind the Name Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Historical figures Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588), Archbishop of York
Modern era
E. W. Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest Edwin Ariyadasa (1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist Edwin Arrieta Arteaga (died 2023), Colombian murder victim Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), British artist Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), birth name of Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut Edwin Anderson, several people Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inventor Edwin Bailey (politician) (1836–1908), English-American businessman and politician Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel Edwin L. Bauer (1905–), American tropical modernist architect in Hawai'i Edwin Bennett (potter) (1818–1908), English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States Edwin Bennett (cricketer) (1893–1929), English cricketer Edwin Keppel Bennett (1887–1958), English writer, poet, Germanist and academic Edwin Biedermann (1877–1929), British real tennis player Edwin Birdsong (1941–2019), American keyboardist and organist Edwin Booth (1833–1893), American Shakespearean actor Edwin H. Brainard (1882–1957), American Marine aviation pioneer Edwin Bramall (1923–2019), Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces Edwin Cardona (born 1992), Colombian professional footballer Edwin Cassiani (born 1972), Colombian boxer Edwin Catmull (born 1945), American computer scientist, animator, and co-founder of Pixar Edwin Centeno (1981–2010), Peruvian race walker Edwin Cerrillo (born 2000), American professional soccer player Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), British social reformer Edwin Cheney (1869—1942), American electrical engineer Edwin Clarke (1919–1996), British neurologist and medical historian Edwin Cole, multiple people Edwin Corley (1931–1981), American novelist Edwin G. Corr (1934–2026), American diplomat Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas Edwin M. Cronk (1918–2020), American diplomat Edwin Davies (1946–2018), British businessman and philanthropist Edwin Denby (1903–1983), American poet, novelist, dance critic Edwin Denby (1870–1929), American lawyer and politician Edwin Díaz (born 1994), Puerto Rican professional baseball player Edwin Edwards, multiple people Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier Edwin Encarnación (born 1983), Dominican baseball player Edwin Engelhart (born 1976), Dutch basketball player Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan baseball player Edwin L. Felter (1917–2004), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court Edwin Feulner (1941–2025), American political scientist Edwin Henry Fitler (1825–1896), American businessman and politician Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935), American painter Edwin Ghazal, also known as Edwin (musician), Canadian musician Edwin Goedhart (born 1962), American politician Edwin Norman Hartshorn (1835–1901), American politician and educator Edwin Haslam (1932–2013), British physical organic chemist Edwin Hawkins (1943–2018), American musician and singer E. L. B. Hurulle (1919–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, provincial governor Edwin N. Hubbell (1815–1897), American politician Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer Edwin Jackson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player Edwin Joseph (born 2005), American football player Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943), American journalist, writer, and diplomat Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), British architect Edwin H. May Jr. (1924–2002), American politician Edwin C. May, American parapsychologist Edwin May (1823–1880), American architect in Indiana Edwin McCain (born 1970), American musician Edwin McMillan (1907-1991), American chemist and Nobel Prize winner Edwin Meese (born 1931), American attorney general Edwin Moses (born 1955), American hurdler Edwin Mosquera (footballer) (born 2001), Colombian footballer Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) (1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter Edwin Newman (1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist Edwin Olivarez (born 1963), Filipino politician Edwin Orozco (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist Edwin Poots (born 1965), British politician Edwin Portillo (born 1962), Salvadoran footballer and manager Edwin Quilagury (born 1977), Venezuelan football manager Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920), British architect Edwin Rist, American flautist and fly-tyer Edwin Schlossberg (born 1945), American designer, author, and artist Edwin Siu (born 1977), Hong Kong actor and singer Edwin Spanier (1921–1996), American mathematician Edwin Spillman (born 2005), Sierra Leonean-American football player Edwin Stanton (1814–1869), American lawyer and politician Edwin Starr (1942–2003), American soul music singer Edwin Sutherland (1883–1950), American sociologist and criminologist Edwin Thomas, multiple people Edwin Warren Toole (1893–1972), American lawyer and public official Edwin Torres, multiple people Edwin Tsai, Hong Kong former tennis player Edwin Tsitsi (1925–1997), Nauruan politician Edwin van der Sar (born 1970), Dutch football player Edwin Vurens (born 1968), Dutch football player Edwin Walker, multiple people Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer Edwin Wijeyeratne (1889–1968), Sri Lankan cabinet minister Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879–1964), American mathematician Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker
Fictional and mythical characters
Edwin Drood, main character in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. Deputy Edwin Durland, in Gravity Falls, an animated television series Edwin Jarvis, a Marvel Comics supporting character Edwin Kingston, a character in the television series Matlock, played by Sam Anderson Edwin Murray, the maker of the Mimic in Five Nights at Freddy's, a horror video game series Edwin Payne, one of the Ghost detectives in Dead Boy Detectives a comic book written by Neil Gaiman also adapted as a Netflix TV series Aun (known as Edwin the Old in English), mythical Swedish king Edwin, a puppet character in Pajanimals, a children's television series Edwin, a character from the horror comic series Witch Creek Road Edwin Odesseiron, an evil conjurer in the Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn video games
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