The baby name Berwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛr.wɪn/ (BER-win).
The baby name Berwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛr.wɪn/ (BER-win).
Berwin is English, Germanic in Origin.
Berwin most plausibly descends from early Germanic name-building: ber- (from Proto-Germanic *berô, “bear”) + -win (from *winiz, “friend”), yielding the sense “bear’s friend” or “friend strong as a bear,” a formula paralleling names like Baldwin and Erwin. Medieval spellings appear in Latinized and vernacular records across England and the Low Countries, and a feminine Berwina is attested in continental sources. An alternative pathway links Berwin to the Welsh Berwyn, the mountain range in northeast Wales; as a given name in Wales, Berwyn is commonly explained as “white/fair hill” (from gwyn “white, blessed”), with Berwin functioning as an Anglicized variant.
Usage has been sporadic since the Middle Ages, resurfacing in the 19th–20th centuries amid Celtic revivals and antiquarian interest in Old English/Germanic names. Variants and related forms include Berwyn, Berwijn (Dutch), Berwein (German), and the surname Berwin; short forms include Ber and Win/Wynn. Pronounced BER-win.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Berwin is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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