Warin

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Warin

Say it: WAR-in

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Meaning

A Norman name of Germanic origin, probably from war 'protect, guard'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A Norman name, giving the surname Warren.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

EnglishFrench

The family of the name

Other spellings: Warren, Guarin

FrenchGarin

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Where this comes from

  • The Domesday Book (1086) source
  • Medieval European charters and records

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