Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an
Anglo-Saxon 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".
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, whose modern descendant is ''Ashwin''. It translates literally as "
ash-tree friend", but can mean a number of things, including "strong/manly friend", or "friendly man."
Notable persons with the name include:
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Aescwine of Essex
Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an Anglo-Saxon name, whose modern descendant is ''Ashwin''. It translates literally as "ash-tree friend", but can mean a number of things, including "strong/manly friend", or "friendly man."
Notable persons with ...
(494-587), born in ancient Saxony in northern Germany and in 527 he became king of Essex
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Aescwine of Wessex
Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an Anglo-Saxon name, whose modern descendant is ''Ashwin''. It translates literally as "ash-tree
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(died circa 676), king of Wessex
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Old English personal names
Masculine given names