Edwin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edwin in British English:
UK ['edwin]
How to pronounce Edwin in American English:
US [ˈɛdwɪn]
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- Noun:
- king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
Word Origin
- Edwin
- masc. proper name, from Old English Ead-wine, literally "prosperity-friend, friend of riches," from ead "wealth, prosperity, joy" (see Edith) + wine "friend, protector" (related to winnan "to strive, struggle, fight;" see win (v.)).
Example
- 1. In center , col. edwin e. " buzz " aldrin holds the apollo 11 insignia .
- 2. Pulling the door open , sophia saw edwin , as nervous as a little kid .
- 3. Kipling was a member , along with the architect edwin lutyens , who built the cenotaph just along the way from here .
- 4. Roosevelt so liked edwin arlington robinson 's work that he invited him to dine at the white house in 1905 , and later helped to provide the destitute poet with a job at the new york customs house .
- 5. In looking for melies whom they eventually find they walk through the history of film and the works of pioneers like d. w. griffith and edwin s. porter .