Alvin
See also: alvin
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alvin
- A male given name from Old English.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A locality in Yuma County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Georgia.
- A village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Mikado Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
- A city in Brazoria County, Texas, named after Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.
- A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
Usage notes
[edit]- Always rare in Britain but revived in the USA in the nineteenth century.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]male given name meaning "elf friend"
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alvin
- a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalvin/ [ˈʔal.vɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -alvin, (more native-sounding) -albin
- Syllabification: Al‧vin
Proper noun
[edit]Alvin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜈ᜔)
- a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ælvɪn
- Rhymes:English/ælvɪn/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Old English
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Villages in Colorado, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Colorado, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Villages in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Cities in Texas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Villages in British Columbia
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in British Columbia
- en:Places in Canada
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms spelled with V
- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano male given names
- Cebuano male given names from English
- Cebuano male given names from Old English
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/alvin
- Rhymes:Tagalog/alvin/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/albin
- Rhymes:Tagalog/albin/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms spelled with V
- Tagalog given names
- Tagalog male given names
- Tagalog male given names from English
- Tagalog male given names from Old English