The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inventor Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel Edwin Bennett...