Erwin

German
"respected friend"
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Erwin Origin and Meaning

The name Erwin is a boy's name of German origin meaning "respected friend".

One of the many names with a strong "er" sound, like Bertram and Ernest, that was huge in the 1920s and is languishing in style limbo now. One famous bearer is the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, as in Schrödinger's cat.

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Famous People Named Erwin

  • Erwin Schrodinger
    Austrian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
  • Erwin Rommel
    German WWII field marshal known for opposing Hitler
  • Erwin Piscator
    German theater director
  • Erwin Panofsky
    German art historian
  • Erwin Neher
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The name Erwin in Pop Culture

  • Erwin
    Tennessee
  • Erwin "Whistler" Emory
    character from the movie "Sneakers"

International Variations of the name Erwin

  • Ervin
    Hungarian

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