英和和英

別の表記

• Alvyn, Elvin

語源

From 古期英語 Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) +‎ wine (“friend”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈælvɪn/
• 韻: -ælvɪn

固有名詞

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.

使用する際の注意点

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

関連する語

参考

• Albin

参照

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

アナグラム

• Lavin, Vilna, anvil, nival, vinal