Erwin
friend of the army or boar friend (Germanic)
Erwin is a english / other boy name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 69, with 110,077 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
friend of the army or boar friend (Germanic)
Erwin is a Germanic name with cognates across Western Europe. In the Philippines, it became widespread during the 20th century as part of the broader adoption of English and Western masculine names.
Derived from Germanic elements such as hari (army) or ebur (boar) combined with win (friend). It entered Philippine naming traditions primarily through American English influence in the 20th century.
Name character
In the Philippines
A very common name for Filipino men born from the 1960s through the 1990s. Often shortened to nicknames like Win, Erwin, or Wen-wen.
Related forms
- Erwin German
- Erwin Dutch
- Ervin Hungarian
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Is Erwin a common boy name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, Erwin is number 69, with 110,077 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.