Erwin
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Proper noun edit
Erwin
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irwin.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
- A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
- A town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
- A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. From a misspelling of Ervin by the Post Office.
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Etymology edit
From Old High German heri (“army”) + wini (“friend”). Taken to regular use from the play Erwin und Elmire (1775) by Goethe.
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Proper noun edit
Erwin
- a male given name, popular during the first half of the 20th century