Alwin
or Al·wyn
[al-win]
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for alwyn
Contemporary Examples
As fitness authority Alwyn Cosgrove puts it, some equipment is a “nice to have, not a need to have.”
Historical Examples
"Call me Alwyn Merriwell from now on," he hastily told them.
Phil Bradley's Mountain BoysSilas K. Boone
I should not have known he had one, only I saw the name of Alwyn Gaythorne in a book. '
Doctor Luttrell's First PatientRosa Nouchette Carey
When Alwyn heard that Greta was downstairs, he brightened perceptibly.
Doctor Luttrell's First PatientRosa Nouchette Carey
She has got to mother her husband, you see, and that is what Mr. Alwyn wants his wife to do.
Doctor Luttrell's First PatientRosa Nouchette Carey
A high-spirited lad like Alwyn would not be kept in leading-strings.
Doctor Luttrell's First PatientRosa Nouchette Carey
Alwyn
- William. 1905–85, British composer. His works include the oratorio The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1936) and the Suite of Scottish Dances (1946)
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