Where is Alvin from?

Origins of the name Alvin

Origins English, Swedish

Pronounced AL-vin(English)

Gender Masculine

Traits include: classic, wholesome, strong, refined, strange, simple, nerdy

From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfwine, Æðelwine or Ealdwine. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the Old English names. As a Scandinavian name it is derived from Alfvin , an Old Norse cognate of Ælfwine.

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