Alvin

See also: alvin

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (elf) + wine (friend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælvɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ælvɪn

Proper noun

Alvin

  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A locality in Yuma County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Georgia.
    3. A village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Mikado Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
    5. A city in Brazoria County, Texas, named after Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan.
    6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.
  3. A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.

Usage notes

  • Always rare in Britain but revived in the USA in the nineteenth century.

Translations

See also

References

  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Alvin.

Proper noun

Alvin

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Alvin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalvin/ [ˈʔal.vɪn]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈʔalbin/ [ˈʔal.bɪn]
  • Rhymes: -alvin, (more native-sounding) -albin
  • Syllabification: Al‧vin

Proper noun

Alvin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]
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