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♂ Derwin
What does Derwin mean?
Derwin 
as a boys' name is pronounced DER-win. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Derwin is "gifted friend; dear friend". Derwent is a similar-sounding English surname referring to the Derwent River in England.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, friend, surname, river, england
Variations
VARIANTS Darwin, Darwyn, Dervin, Dervon, Derwent, Derwyn, Derwynn, Durwin
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Derwin Kit (D.K.), ..
How popular is Derwin?
Derwin is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#49249 out of 150436, Top 33%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Derwin entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its apex position of #712 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Darwin (#907 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Darwyn and Durwin are the prominent alternative forms of Derwin. These relations of Derwin reached the apex of their popularity during the years 1930-1939 (MEDIAN #1568) and are now much less popular.
Similar Names
Derwin is pronounced similarly to Daran, Daren▼, Darien▼, Darin▼, Darrien, Darrin▼, Darron, Darryn, Darwon, Daryn, Deron, Derren, Derrian, Derrin, Derron, Doran, Dorian▲, Dorien, Dorion, Dorran, Dorren, Dorrian, Dorrien, Dorrin and Durwyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bergin, Berwin, Berwyn, Corwin, Darvin, Deakin, Dekwan, Delfin, Dellwin, Delvin, Delwin, Delwyn, Derbie, Deri, Deric, Derik, Derrie, Derril, Destin, Devlin, Dewi, Dewie, Deylin, Durbin, Erwin▼, Fermin, Garwin, Germin, Jerrin, Kelwin, Kervin, Kerwin, Kerwinn, Kerwyn, Marwin, Medwin, Melwin, Merlin▼, Mervin▼, Merwin, Merwinn (see Mervin), Merwyn, Norwin, Perkin, Perrin, Selwin, Sherwin, Terrin, Verlin and Vernin. These names tend to be more commonly used than Derwin.
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