Släkthistoria för Chalwin
Chalwin Vad efternamn betyder
from a Middle English personal name *Cholwin either male from Old English Cēolwine or female from Old English Cēolwynn. The names are compounds of Old English cēol- ‘ship’ + wine ‘friend’ or wynn ‘joy’. The unrounding of the vowel to give Chalwin is a feature of early Modern English pronunciation. The surname has a long history in W Sussex villages close to Climping.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
