Erwin

Erwin

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irwin.
2. A surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
4. A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
5. A town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
6. A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.
7. A town, the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. From a misspelling of Ervin by the Post Office.

• Winer, rewin, winer, wrine

From Old High German heri (“army”) + wini (“friend”). Taken to regular use from the play Erwin und Elmire (1775) by Goethe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʀvɪn/, [ˈɛɐ̯vɪn]

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Erwin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Erwins, plural Erwine or Erwins or (with an article) Erwin)

1. a male given name, popular during the first half of the 20th century