Ælfwine

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Ælfwine is an Old English name meaning "Elf-friend". The names Alvin and Elvis are modern descendants.

It was used by at least two historical personages:

It also appears in fiction:

  • Ælfwine of England, an early character of fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien who was later abandoned in later writings
  • In the modernized form Elfwine, it refers to another of Tolkien's characters.