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Meaning & Origins
From an Old English personal name derived from ēad ‘prosperity, riches’ + wine ‘friend’. It was borne by a 7th-century king of Northumbria, who was converted to Christianity by St Paulinus and was killed in battle against pagan forces, a combination of circumstances which led to his being venerated as a martyr. The name occurs occasionally from the mid 16th century, but in modern use it is largely the result of a 19th-century revival.
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Spanish (García) and Portuguese: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. It is normally found in medieval records in the Latin form Garsea, and may well be of pre-Roman origin, perhaps akin to Basque (h)artz ‘bear’.
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Nicknames & variations
Edwina, Edwinna, Edwine, Edna, Edwinia, Edwino, Edwinn, Edwiena, Edwim, Edwinnia
Garces, Garceau, Gerke, Gorka, Garcilazo, Garcon, Garczynski, Garci, Gurka, Garcias
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