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“elf” + “friend”
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German (Germany, Berlin)
01 / Meaning & origin
Albwin is a masculine given name documented in German and Old Saxon. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German alb, from the components “elf” + “friend”.
Meaning: “elf” + “friend”
From Old High German alb (“elf”) + wini (“friend”), cognate to English Alvin.
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04 / Through time
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Albwin— “elf friend”
Albwin, _m._ _Ger._ Teu. elf friend, 380
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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