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Alvin

A male given name from Old English.

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Alvin at a glance

Origin
English
Root meaning
“elf”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈælvɪn/

Etymology

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Alvin mean?

A male given name from Old English. Its root means "elf".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).