Irwin
[ˈɪr.wɪn]Meaning
from an English surname, derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine
Background Story
Irwin comes from an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Eoforwine. That name is formed from eofor, meaning "boar", and wine, meaning "friend", the second of which goes back to Proto-West Germanic *wini. Irwin is also recorded as a given name.
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