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 .

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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

Individual evidence

↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historical German First Name Book (Volume 1–4)
↑ Nordic Names (English) [1]

[1] Wilfried Seibicke: Historical German First Name Book (Volume 1–4)

[2] Nordic Names (English) [1]