Erlewin

Male
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Discussion of the name

Erlewin is a Continental Germanic masculine name comprising the elements erl ‘noble, distinguished’ and wini ‘friend, protector’ (Forssner 1916: 79-80).

There are entries for various forms of the name Erlewin in the PASE corpus. Erlewin 1 and Erlewin 2 were eleventh-century moneyers at Bath and Ipswich respectively; Erluinus 1 was a tenth-century count of Montreuil and Ponthieu; Herlewin 1 is a catch-all category for occurrences of this name in DB; Herlewine 1 was a brother at Bath Abbey in c.1077; and Herluin 1 was supposedly a priest in Worcestershire in the eleventh century (but see Erlewin 7 below). To facilitate the accommodation of these various forms under one head at some future date, the instances of Erlewin profiled below are sequenced from Erlewin 7 onwards.

Bibliography

Forssner 1916: T. Forssner, Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England (Uppsala, 1916)

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Herluini [gen.], Vrleuuine.

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Erlewin

  Phillimore edition: Herlwin

  Alecto edition: Herlewin, Herluin, Herlwin

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Berkshire 36,6 Peasemore Vrleuuine Erlewin 'of Peasemore' - Gilbert de Breteuil Richard 'of Peasemore' 3.50 2.00 2.00 C Map
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