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Lewin Mannering
Lewin is a Germanic name, usually originating from either of two different sources, the Old English Leofwine or a variant of the Jewish Levin. People with the name include: * Albert Lewin (1894–1968), American film director, producer, and screenwriter * Benjamin Lewin, founder of the ''Cell'' journal * Bernard Lewin (1906–2003), German-born American collector of Mexican art * Blanca Lewin, Chilean television and film actress * Daniel M. Lewin, co-founder of Akamai Technologies, and victim of the September 11 attacks. * David Lewin (1933–2003), American music theorist and composer * Derek Lewin (1930–2019), English amateur international footballer * Frank Lewin (1925–2008), American composer and teacher * Gary Lewin (born 1964), British football physiotherapist * Herbert G. Lewin (1914-2010), American politician * Hugh Lewin (1939–2019), South African anti-apartheid activist and writer * Jack Lewin (1915-1990), New Zealand public servant and trade unionist * John Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic, consisting only of a single element. These are sometimes explained as hypocorisms, short forms of originally dithematic names, but in many cases the etymology of the supposed original name cannot be recovered. The oldest known Germanic names date to the Roman Empire period, such as those of '' Arminius'' and his wife ''Thusnelda'' in the 1st century, and in greater frequency, especially Gothic names, in the late Roman Empire, in the 4th to 5th centuries (the Germanic Heroic Age). A great variety of names are attested from the medieval period, falling into the rough categories of Scandinavian (Old Norse), Anglo-Saxon (Old English), continental (Frankish, Old High German and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |