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Æscwine
Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an Anglo-Saxon name, whose modern descendant is Ashwin. It translates literally as "ash-tree friend", but can mean a number of things, including "strong/manly friend", or "friendly man." Notable persons with the name include: * Æscwine of Essex (494-587), king of Essex * Æscwine of Wessex (died c. 676), king of Wessex
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Aescwine or Escwine or Æscwine is an Anglo-Saxon name, whose modern descendant is Ashwin. It translates literally as "ash-tree friend", but can mean a number of things, including "strong/manly friend", or "friendly man." Notable persons with the name include: * Æscwine of Essex (494-587), king of Essex * Æscwine of Wessex (died c. 676), king of Wessex
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