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    Elwin

    EL-win

    Anglo-Saxon
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Elf friend; Noble friend
    Origin
    Anglo-Saxon
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Elwin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Elf friend; Noble friend", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Elwin.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.012% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Elwin is called friend by Jesus — servants no more, all things revealed, greater love demonstrated, the noble friend who knows the Father's heart.
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 15:15

      "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."

    • John 15:13

      "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

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