Volkwin

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German *Volkewîn, from Old High German *Folkwini, from Proto-West Germanic *Folkwini, equivalent to Old High German folk (“people”) + wini (“friend”).[1]

Proper noun

Volkwin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkwins)

  1. a male given name from Old High German[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.L. Uckelman "Volkwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
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