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Alvin (male)

Derivative(s):Alwin (M) Alwyn (M) Alwyne (F) Aylwin (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English from Old English "elf-friend" or "noble friend". Now more popular in the US.
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