English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “dear, beloved” + “friend”
From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and wine (“friend”).
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- Wiktionary: LeofwineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“dear, beloved” + “friend”
Language context for this entry: Old English
[ˈle͜oːvˌwi.ne] · Old English
01 / Meaning & origin
Leofwine is a masculine given name documented in Old English. English Wiktionary records the meaning ““dear, beloved” + “friend””.
Meaning: “dear, beloved” + “friend”
From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and wine (“friend”).
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LEOFWINE— “beloved friend”
England also had Leofwine, Beloved friend, the only native name borne by any of the sons of Earl Godwin. An earlier Leofwine was a member of St. Boniface’s mission, and converted many of the heathens on the banks of the Weser; and as St. Lebwin is patron of Deventer, probably occasioned the name of Lubin, which, from being borne by French peasants, crept into pastoral poetry.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter VI (Descriptive Names), Section VII (Affection) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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