Definition of Edwin

1. Noun. King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633).

Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex

Definition of Edwin

1. Proper noun. (Old English male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. Edwin of Northumbria. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edwin

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Edward Vincent Sullivan
Edward Weston
Edward Williams Morley
Edward Winslow
Edward Wyllis Scripps
Edward Young
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Elder
Edward the Martyr
Edwardian
Edwardiana
Edwards
Edwards' syndrome
Edwardsiella
Edwin (current term)
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin DuBois Hayward
Edwin Herbert Land
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble
Edwina
Edwy
Edythe
EeV
Eero Saarinen
Eevolution
Eevolutions
Eeyore
Eeyores

Literary usage of Edwin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"Colman classes Edwin as the best burletta singer that ever had been, ... 117, also compares Edwin to Liston, and says that neither was fully enjoyed rxo'pt ..."

2. King Lear by William Shakespeare (1860)
"The Publishers in presenting this New Edition to the public and profession, deem it a duty to state that they are indebted to Edwin ..."

3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Edwin Meade Robinson Edwin Meade Robinson (no relation to Edwin Arlington Robinson) was born November 1, 1879, at Lima, Indiana. ..."

4. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Edwin Meade Robinson Edwin Meade Robinson (no relation to Edwin Arlington Robinson) was born November 1, 1879, at Lima, Indiana. ..."

5. History of Colorado by Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)
"She was the mother of four children, three sons and a daughter, two of whom have passed away, while those still living are Edwin B. and Elizabeth Field, ..."

6. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1897)
"Death of Edwin Baily, alias Charles E. Stone. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN BOARD OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, CONCORD, December 18, 1896. ..."

7. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"J Geog 14:261-4 Mr '16 Mead, Mrs Edwin Doak. See Mead, Lucia True Mead, ... Lucia True (Ames) (Mrs Edwin Doak What young people ought to know about war and ..."

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