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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the Middle English personal name Frewine, Old English Frēowine, composed of the elements frēo ‘free’, ‘noble’, ‘generous’ (or the rarer frēa ‘lord’, ‘master’) + wine ‘friend’.

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