Ælfwine

Ælfwine (also Aelfwine, Elfwine ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The feminine form of the name is Ælfwynn . The name is composed of the elements Ælf- ("elf") and -wine ("friend, protector, master").

Significant namesake:

• Ælfwine (Deira) , sub-king of Deira (around 670–679)
• Ælfwine (Lichfield) (also Ælle), Bishop of Lichfield (903 / 915–935 / 941)
• Ælfwine (Wells) , Bishop of Wells (996 / 997–998 / 999)
• Ælfwine (Elmham) , Bishop of Elmham (1021-1023 / 1038)
• Ælfwine of Winchester , Bishop of Winchester (1032-1047)
• Ælfwine (New Minster) , Abbot of New Minster (1031-1057)

Fictional people:

• Ælfwine from England , a protagonist from a short story by JRR Tolkien

See also

• Alwin
• Alboin

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
2. ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online