Edwina

Edwina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rich friend”
Origin: Old English
Say it: ed-WEE-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Edwin, from Old English ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. It has been used in English since the 19th century.

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How popular is Edwina?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Edwina in 20245

Peak year1936

Total US babies since 188015,457

Edwina is steady now but far below its 1936 peak.

Names like Edwina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Edwinrich friend · Old English
Audreynoble strength · Old English
Ashleyash tree clearing · Old English
Hadleyheather field · Old English
Blakelydark wood or clearing · Old English
KimberlyCyneburg's meadow · Old English
Presleypriest's meadow · Old English
Marleypleasant wood · Old English

Edwina questions

What does the name Edwina mean?

Edwina means "rich friend". It comes from Old English. Feminine form of Edwin, from Old English ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. It has been used in English since the 19th century.

Is Edwina a boy or girl name?

Edwina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Edwina?

5 US babies were named Edwina in 2024. Its peak year was 1936.

How do you pronounce Edwina?

Edwina is usually pronounced ed-WEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.