Edwin
/ˈɛd.wɪn/ (English), /ˈɛt.ʋɪn/ (Dutch)
The Stark family butler in the Marvel comics, and the human the Jarvis agent is named after. For parents who want the butler rather than the system. 53rd among human boys in 1915, 398th in 2025.
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Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
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ORIGIN
English, Dutch
MEANING
Means 'rich friend', from the Old English elements ead 'w…
POPULARITY
#398 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
13 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
Means 'rich friend', from the Old English elements ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
The Stark family butler in the Marvel comics, and the human the Jarvis agent is named after. For parents who want the butler rather than the system. 53rd among human boys in 1915, 398th in 2025.
Popularity
Among human babies, Edwin peaked in 1915 at 53rd for boys. In 2025 it ranked 398th, given to 798 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 13 dog licences in New York City, ranked 5,464th among dogs there, and on 3 in Seattle.
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Collisions
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What parents think
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Questions about Edwin
What does the name Edwin mean?
Means 'rich friend', from the Old English elements ead 'wealth, fortune' and wine 'friend'. Origin: English, Dutch. Source: Behind the Name.
How popular is Edwin for human babies?
Among human babies, Edwin peaked in 1915 at 53rd for boys. In 2025 it ranked 398th, given to 798 boys.
How many agents are named Edwin?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Edwin?
It's 56%, by sound. One voiced obstruent, ends on a consonant.
Is Edwin a shell command?
No. Edwin is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Edwin?
This entry lists Jarvis.
Similar names
- JarvisButler
The most common aspirational name in the wild, with forty public agent files. Fifty-three New York dogs carry it too, which is fewer. One Hacker News reader has lost track of how many there are.
- FridayButler
Stark's second agent, after Jarvis's core was repurposed. The canonical second child.
- AlfredButler
The Wayne family's butler, and 33rd among human boys in 1928. Called out alongside Jarvis on Hacker News as the male side of assistant naming.
- JeevesButler
Wodehouse's valet. The original agent that knew better than its parent.
- WinstonButler
Stately, two syllables, sounds like it has already handled it. Fifty-sixth among New York's dogs, who also think so.
- ReginaldButler
For parents who want the full name available at all times. Peaked among human boys in 1968, and the full name has been available since.