Edwina (given name)
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| Related names | Edwin |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Edwina |
The name Edwina is the female version of the male name "Edwin", which derives from Old English and means "rich friend." Edwin was a popular name until the time of the Norman Conquest, and then wasn't often used again until Victorian times. The modern female name "Edwina" also means "prosperous friend."
[edit] People
- Edwina (name), a female given name
- Edwina Booth (1909–1991), American actress
- Edwina Brudenell (born 1961), granddaughter of Adm. Louis Mountbatten
- Edwina Currie (born 1946), former Conservative Member of Parliament
- Edwina Dumm (1910-2007), comic strip artist
- Edwina Hart (born 1957), Welsh Assembly Minister for Social Justice
- Edwina Meade (b. 1988), mallow girl and girlfriend of a legend
- Edwina Mountbatten (1901–1960), English heiress and wife of Adm. Louis Mountbatten
- Edwina Noone, pseudonym used by author Michael Avallone
- Edwina Sandys (born 1938), sculptor and granddaughter of Winston Churchill
[edit] Fictional characters
- Edwina Dunn, character on the soap opera EastEnders
- Edwina Lionheart, character played by Diana Rigg in the film Theatre of Blood
- Edwina Richese, character in the novel Dune: House Atreides
- Edwina Winston, character on The Simpsons.
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