Erwin
Erwin is a male given name , which is also used as a family name.
Origin and meaning of the name
Erwin is a two-part nickname, made up of the Germanic components ARI (< proto- Germanic * aria- «Adel») / JOR (> proto- Germanic * eƀura- > old high German ebur > German Eber or EIR (> old high German êra > German honor ) and VIN «friend »(> Proto- European winiz > Old High German wini .
name day
variants
- Irving, Irwin (English); Ervin (Hungarian)
Name bearer
First name
- Erwin van Aaken (1904–2008), German architect
- Erwin Albrecht (1900–1985), judge in the Third Reich and Saarland politician
- Erwin Axer (1917–2012), Polish theater director
- Erwin von Bälz (1849–1913), German internist and anthropologist
- Erwin K. Bauer (* 1965), Austrian graphic designer, farmer and university professor
- Erwin Bohatsch (* 1951), Austrian painter of the new savages
- Erwin Böhme (1879–1917), German fighter pilot in the First World War
- Erwin Bootz (1907–1982), German pianist and entertainer
- Erwin Bowien (1899–1972), German painter and author.
- Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), German-Jewish photographer
- Erwin Bünning (1906–1990), German biologist and university professor
- Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002), Austrian-American biochemist and writer
- Erwin C. Dietrich (1930–2018), Swiss screenwriter, film producer, production manager, director and actor
- Erwin Engelbrecht (1891–1964), German general
- Erwin Förschler (1913–1984), German football player
- Erwin Gehrts (1890–1943), German resistance fighter, journalist and Colonel in the Air Force
- Erwin Geschonneck (1906–2008), German actor
- Erwin J. Haeberle (* 1936), German sexologist
- Erwin Heerich (1922–2004), German sculptor and university professor
- Erwin Hilbert (* 1951), German painter, book author and songwriter
- Erwin Huber (* 1946), German politician
- Erwin Iserloh (1915–1996), German church historian and ecumenist of the Roman Catholic Church
- Erwin Jehle (1923–2004), Liechtenstein cross-country skier
- Erwin Kalser (1883–1958), German actor and theater director
- Egon Erwin Kisch (1885–1948), Czech journalist and reporter
- Erwin Komenda (1904–1966), Austrian automobile designer and car maker
- Erwin Kostedde (* 1946), German soccer player and coach
- Erwin von Kreibig (1904–1961), German painter, draftsman, graphic artist and book illustrator
- Erwin Kräutler (* 1939), Bishop of Altamira (Brazil)
- Erwin Kubesch (* 1950), Austrian diplomat
- Erwin von Lahousen (1897–1955), Austrian officer and key witness in the Nuremberg trials
- Erwin Lehn (1919–2010), German musician
- Erwin Linder (1903–1968), German actor
- Erwin von Merseburg (* around 840 in probably Merseburg; † before 906 ibid)
- Erwin Meyer (lawyer) (1888–1970), German administrative lawyer
- Erwin Meyer (physicist) (1899–1972), German electrical engineer and physicist
- Erwin Meyer (soccer player) (* 1957), Swiss soccer player
- Erwin Müller (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Erwin Nestle (1883–1972), German Protestant theologian
- Erwin Nievergelt (1929–2018), Swiss economist and chess player
- Erwin Walter Palm (1910–1988), German philologist, archaeologist, art historian and writer
- Erwin Payr (1871-1946), Austrian-German surgeon
- Erwin Perzy (1876–1960), Austrian surgical instrument mechanic and inventor (including patent on the snow globe )
- Erwin Piscator (1893–1966), German theater director and artistic director
- Erwin Planck (1893–1945), German politician and resistance fighter, son of the physicist Max Planck
- Erwin Pröll (* 1946), Austrian politician and governor of Lower Austria
- Erwin Regulator (* 1957), German-Canadian sculptor and university professor
- Erwin Resch (* 1961), Austrian ski racer
- Erwin Ringel (1921–1994), Austrian doctor and representative of individual psychology
- Erwin Rohde (1845–1898), German classical philologist and university professor
- Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), German general
- Erwin Rüddel (* 1955), German politician
- Erwin Scherschel (1922–1997), German actor and radio play speaker
- Erwin Scheuch (1928–2003), German sociologist
- Erwin Schmider (* 1938), German enduro athlete
- Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961), Austrian physicist
- Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942), composer from Prague
- Erwin Schulz (1900–1981), German SS brigade leader and major general of the police
- Erwin Sellering (* 1949), German politician (SPD) and Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Erwin von Sigel (1884–1967), German athlete
- Erwin W. Spahn (1898–1941), Austrian writer and librettist
- Erwin Staudt (* 1948), German manager and president of VfB Stuttgart
- Erwin Stein (musician) (1885–1958), Austrian composer, conductor and music theorist
- Erwin Stein (judge) (1903–1992), German judge and politician (CDU)
- Erwin Stein (politician) (1930–2009), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Erwin Stein (engineer) (1931–2018), German engineer and university professor
- Erwin Stein (soccer player) (* 1935), German soccer player
- Erwin von Steinbach (around 1244–1318), master builder at the Strasbourg cathedral
- Erwin W. Straus (1891–1975), German-American neurologist and psychiatrist, psychologist and philosopher
- Erwin Straus (composer) (1910–1966), Austrian composer
- Erwin Stricker (1950–2010), Italian ski racer and entrepreneur
- Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994), German writer
- Erwin Teufel (* 1939), German politician and former Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg
- Erwin van de Looi (* 1972), Dutch football player and coach
- Erwin Vosseler (* 1913), German soccer player
- Carl Erwin Walz (* 1955), former American astronaut and flight test engineer
- Erwin Wickert (1915–2008), German diplomat and writer
- Erwin Wirschaz (1923–2011), German actor and radio play speaker
- Erwin von Witzleben (1881–1944), German officer and resistance fighter from July 20, 1944
- Erwin Wurm (* 1954), Austrian artist
- Erwin Ziller (1905–1945), German Air Force officer and aircraft test pilot
family name
- Angela Erwin (* 1980), German politician and lawyer
- Bill Erwin (1914-2010), American actor
- Douglas Hamilton Erwin (* 1958), American paleontologist
- George Z. Erwin (1840-1894), American politician
- Guy Erwin , American Lutheran bishop
- James Erwin (1920–2005), American politician
- Joachim Erwin , German local politician
- John Draper Erwin (1883–1983), American diplomat
- Lee Erwin (* 1994), Scottish soccer player
- Mike Erwin (* 1978), American actor
- Richard Erwin (1923–2006), American lawyer and politician
- Stuart Erwin (1903–1967), American actor
See also
- Erwinia
- see also Ermin von Lobbes