"Sherwin" meaning in All languages combined

See Sherwin on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Sherwins [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|scheren||to cut, slash, slice}} Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Sherwins}} Sherwin (plural Sherwins)
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Wikipedia link: Sherwin Synonyms: Sherwen, Sherwyn

Inflected forms

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