Alwin
Most Poles have never met an Alwin: only about 120 men carry it, and every one of them is male. A Germanic name meaning "noble friend", with a handful of boys given it in recent years.
Alwin Pronunciation
Alwin is pronounced AHL-veen (/ˈalvin/).
What Alwin means
Where Alwin comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Alwin grew from Germanic soil, and it did not grow from a single seed. One source is Adalwin, built from adal, "noble", and win, "friend". That pairing gives the plain English sense, noble friend. A second source is the older Ælfwine, from the words for elf and friend, and this is the line the Polish reading follows: przyjaciel elfów, a friend of elves.
German usage kept Alwin as a man's name. Its feminine counterpart is Alwina. The two forms sit side by side in old parish books.
Picture a name-day list at the urząd, Alwin printed next to a date. The name carries no drama. It says, in two grammars at once, that its bearer keeps good company, whether among nobles or among elves.
When Alwin celebrates name day
Alwin appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 26 May.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Alwin
1 in 177885 men in Poland is named Alwin. 120 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3064 among male names.
Alwin's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1440 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Alwin as a middle name
Alwin is a first name for 120 men in Poland and a middle name for another 47, a 72/28 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1109th, between Adrianus (47) and Borysław (47).
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#1107 Wirginiusz48
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#1108 Adrianus47
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#1109 Alwin47
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#1110 Borysław47
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#1111 Czcibor47