Ælfwine

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend". This name was not commonly used after the Norman Conquest.

Related Names

Rootsælf + wine

Other Languages & CulturesAlvin, Elvin(English) Alboin, Alfwin(Germanic) Albaweniz(Old Germanic) Alfvin(Old Norse) Alvin(Swedish)

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious

Categories

elven folk, elves, friendship, isograms, kings

Sources & References

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 27.

Entry updated February 4, 2020

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