Edwin

An Anglo-Saxon king's name, Edwin comes from the Old English ead, wealth or fortune, and wine, friend, and belonged to the seventh-century king of Northumbria whose conversion to Christianity helped reshape early England. The name fell and rose through the centuries, peaking in American usage in the 1910s before receding into a quieter register. It holds a steady mid-range rank now, strongest in Latino families who have embraced it as a warm cross-cultural choice. Two unassuming syllables, the W softening the center. Edwin reads modest and kind, the neighbor who shovels your walk without mentioning it, a name with gentle Victorian shoulders.