# Edwin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛdwɪn/ · frequency rank #12,040

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. Edwin of Northumbria.
3. A surname.
4. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

## Etymology
Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

## Easily confused with
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-erin)
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-ewan)
- **Emin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-emin)
- **Ewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-ewing)
- **Elgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-elgin)
- **Erwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-erwin)
- **Ervin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-ervin)
- **Edwina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-edwina)
- **edit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edit-vs-edwin)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edwin)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edie-vs-edwin)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edin-vs-edwin)
- **Eddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eddie-vs-edwin)
- **Edson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-edwin)
- **edging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edging-vs-edwin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dewin`, `eddwin`, `ediwn`, `edwinn`, `edwni`, `edwwin`, `ewdin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edwin