Erwin - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Erwin \e-

is pronounced ER-win. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "boar friend". From the phrase "eofor wine". Erwin and the Ervin variants may also derive from Irving. General Erwin Rommel.

Erwin has 2 variant forms: Ervin and Irwin.

For more information, see also the related name Erskine.

Baby names that sound like Erwin are Erin, Arwin, Erwyn, Erwinn and Orwin.

Erwin is a very common first name for men (#555 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1250 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Erwin. Compare Erwin with its variant forms and related boy names.

[Top]