Edwina is a girl's name of English origin meaning “rich friend.” In 2024 it was given to 5 girls in the United States.
Edwina belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “rich friend” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Edwina first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #379 in 1943, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 15,457 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Edwina means “rich friend” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Edwina is a girl name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Edwina comes from the English & American tradition.
Edwina first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #379 in 1943, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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