The unwin Surname
unwin Name Meaning and History
English: from the Old English personal name Hunwine,
composed of the elements hun ‘bear cub’ + wine
‘friend’. Later in the Old English or early Middle English period,
this name came to be confused with the word unwine ‘enemy’
(from the negative prefix un- + wine ‘friend’), and this
is no doubt the source of the surname in some cases.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 Jim4394U
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| Edwin T Unwin b. 1860? |
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| Unwin history | Tracy Hoard ( Fisher) | 43 |
| DNA .... TWINS | Jill | 5 |
| UNWIN |
helencerreto
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| Trying to trace my family tree can anyone help? | Julie Unwin | 11 |
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ElizabethUnwin
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| Louie Caroline Unwin |
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| Martha Jane Unwin |
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