Meaning: Its source is ead wine, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Fortunate friend."
Languages: This boy's name is used in German, Dutch and English.
Alternative Spellings: Edwyn
Feminine Forms: Edwina
Popularity: The name Edwin ranked 170th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 134th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Edwin Hawkins
- Performer with Melanie at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Edwin Land (born 1909, died 1991)
American physicist and inventor.
- International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Edwin A. Lupberger
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Entergy (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (born 1930)
American astronaut and actor. Second man to walk on the moon.
- 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Edwin P. Hubble (born 1889, died 1953)
American astronomer for whom the Hubble Space Telescope was named.
- Discovered the existence of galaxies outside our own (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
- Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (born 1930)
American astronaut and actor. Second man to walk on the moon.
- Astronaut on Gemini 12 (1966), Apollo 11 (1969) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Edwin G. Krebs (born 1918)
American physiologist who was one of the first to isolate an enzyme related to a specific cell process.
- 1992 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Edmond Fisher (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Edwin Land (born 1909, died 1991)
American physicist and inventor.
- Invented the Polaroid camera (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
- Edwin A. Link
American pilot who invented the flight simulator in the 1920s.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Edwin Mattison McMillan (born 1907, died 1991)
American physicist who, with Glenn Seaborg, discovered the element neptinium.
- 1951 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Glenn Seaborg (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1990 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Edwin Flack
Australian athlete.
- 1896 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m and 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
- Edwin Grant
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1993 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- Edwin Moses
American hurdler.
- 1976 and 1984 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- 1984 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Edwin ''Duke'' Snider
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Edwin Franko Goldman (born 1878, died 1956)
American bandleader and composer of marches.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (born 1930)
American astronaut and actor. Second man to walk on the moon.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Edwin G. Burrows
- 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for History with Mike Wallace, for Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Edwin O. Guthman
- 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Edwin A. Roberts, Jr.
- 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary)
- Edwin O'Connor (born 1918, died 1968)
American novelist.
- 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for the Edge of Sadness (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (born 1869, died 1935)
American poet.
- Wrote ''''Richard Cory'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
- Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, in 1922 for Collected Poems, in 1925 for The Man Who Died Twice, and in 1928 for Tristram (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- Edwin Way Teale
- 1966 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for Wandering Through Winter (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
- Edwin M. Yoder
- 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Mr. Ed
- Window
- Eddepet
Name: Edwin
List:
- Edwin on Google
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