Alvin

• Alvyn, Elvin

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) +‎ wine (“friend”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈælvɪn/
• Rhymes: -ælvɪn

Alvin

1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A locality in Yuma County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Georgia.
   3. A village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Mikado Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
   5. A city in Brazoria County, Texas, named after Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan.
   6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.
3. A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.

• Always rare in Britain but revived in the USA in the nineteenth century.

• Alven

• Albin
• Alwin, Alwyn, Elwin

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

• Lavin, Vilna, anvil, nival, vinal

From English Alvin.

Alvin

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]

Borrowed from English Alvin.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalvin/ [ˈʔal.vɪn]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈʔalbin/ [ˈʔal.bɪn]
• Rhymes: -alvin, (more native-sounding) -albin
• Syllabification: Al‧vin

Alvin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]