Alvin

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Alvin

/ˈælvɪn/

Rhymes with -ælvɪn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Alvyn · Elvin

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: elvin, submersible, alben, alwin, alvan, alvyn, alven, albin, alvino, mervin, marvin, melvin, kelvin, calvin, elwyn, elwin

Translations

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name male given name meaning "elf friend"

Español	Alvin
한국어	앨빈 aelbin
日本語	アルビン Arubin
हिन्दी	एलविन elvin
Português	Alvin
Français	Alvin
Deutsch	Albwin, Albuin, Alvin
Italiano	Alvin
Ελληνικά	Άλβιν Álvin
Română	Alvin
Русский	Элвин Elvin
Tiếng Việt	Alvin
العربية	أَلْفِين ʔalfīn
עברית	אלווין

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Chicago

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@misc{alvin_2026,
  title = {Alvin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alvin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}