Swithin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Swithin \s-within, swi-thin\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "quick, strong". Saint Swithin was a ninth-century bishop of winchester in England. It was said that whatever the weather was like on his feast day on July 15, it would remain the same for the next forty days.

Swithin has 2 variant forms: Swithinn and Swithun.

Baby names that sound like Swithin are Chetwin, Chetwyn and Chetwen.

Swithin is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Swithin. Click here to compare Swithin with related baby names.