When Edward Lewin was born in 1902, in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Matthew Lewin, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Hands, was 33. He died in 1902, in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 0.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Alphons, Dieter, Egon, Ernst, Gerhard, Heinz, Hellmut, Ilse, Klaus, Lothar.
English and North German: from the Old English personal name Lēofwine (Middle English Lewin), composed of the elements lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + wine ‘friend’. This was the name borne by an English missionary who became the patron saint of Ghent, and the personal name was consequently popular in northern Germany during the Middle Ages. Compare Lewing 2 and German Levin 4.
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Eoin, Manx Mac Guilley Eoin ‘son of Giolla Eoin’ (Saint John's servant).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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