Etymology

Pinvin

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England, to the north of Pershore (OS grid ref SO9548). Full definition →

Middle English Pendefen ← Old English *Pendan fenn
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Pendan fenn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromPendefen
  3. English todayPinvin

Inherited from Middle English Pendefen, from Old English *Pendan fenn (literally “Penda's fen”), from Penda (a Mercian king) + fenn (“fen”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.