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Edwina (F)>

Edwina (female)

Diminutive for:Edwardina (F)
Can be spelt:Edwyna (F)
Masculine form:Edwin (M)
   
Source(s): "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, feminine form of Edwin + -a. An early spelling variant was Edwyna.

There is some evidence for Edwina being an abbreviated form of Edwardina but this is uncertain.