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    Corwin

    KOR-win

    English/French
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Heart's friend; Companion of the heart
    Origin
    English/French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Corwin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Heart's friend; Companion of the heart", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Corwin.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1980s (0.001% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Corwin celebrates sacred friendship — the bond that sticks closer than blood, modeled by David and Jonathan and perfected in Christ.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Proverbs 18:24

      "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

    • John 15:15

      "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends."

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