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 [ 2 syll. e-rwi(n), er-w-in ] The boy name Erwin is pronounced as ERWIHN KEY. Erwin is mainly used in the Czech, Dutch, German, and English languages, and its language of origin is Germanic, Celtic, and Old English. From Germanic, Celtic, and Old English roots, its meaning is boar friend, honored friend, warrior friend - in this context, Erwin is usually used in the Czech, Dutch, and German languages. An original form of Erwin is Herwin (Germanic). The name is of debated origin. It could be from the first element 'eber' (boar), 'era' (honor, respect), or 'heri' (army, warrior), and the second element 'wine' (friend). The first name was rather popular among medieval German speakers, especially those living in the Rhine region, borne for example by Erwin von Steinbach (1244-1318) the founder of the Strasbourg Cathedral. In the USA, it is sometimes taken as a form of Irving or Irwin. The Albanian, Czech, English, and Hungarian Ervin, the Latvian Ervins, the Polish Erwinek, the Polish Inek, and the English and Scottish Irvin are variant forms of the name. Erwin is a variant form of the English and Scottish name Irving in the English language. Erwin is also a variant spelling of the English name Irwin. Another form of Erwin is the English variant spelling Irwin. Erwin is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.054% of baby boys being given the name Erwin. Its ranking then was #216. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is today used on an infrequent scale. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Erwin, the English and Scottish Irvin was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Erwin include the English Irwyn, the Irish Earnan, the English Ehren, the English Eran, the Turkish Eren, the English Erin, the German Ermin, the Italian Ermo, the English Ernan, the English Ernie, the Finnish Erno, the Hungarian Ernö, the English Erny, the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the Spanish Aarón, the English and Welsh Aeron, the English Aeryn, the English Airen, the English Airyn, and the English and German Aram. Details of famous persons named Erwin: KEY: Pronunciation for Erwin: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
