# Sherwin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,408

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

## Etymology
Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sherman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sherman-vs-sherwin)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hserwin`, `sehrwin`, `sheriwn`, `sherrwin`, `sherwinn`, `sherwni`, `sherwwin`, `shewrin`, `shherwin`, `shrewin`, `ssherwin`

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