Where does this christian name come from?

[gbugden]

I've searched the myriad ancestors on both sides of his parents but the middle name of Thomas EGIN Kofod (1875-1939) who was born in Ronne, Bornholm, Denmark is a mystery.

While the name is on the list of approved names in the Faroe Islands, it is vanishingly rare in Denmark and neighbouring countries either currently or historically.   

Could it come from Danish fiction or folk stories?

Could it come from Bishop Egino who came to Bornholm to convert the people to Christianity in1060 AD?

Any speculations much appreciated.

 Thank you
Greg

[Rena]

When I searched a Distribution of Surnames Map, I was surprised to see TURKEY was the origin of the surname EGIN.

https://forebears.io/surnames/e%C4%9Fin

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P.S.  The British National Archives also has mention of that name being the name of a ship

and also the name of "Egin, Morayshire"

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=Egin&_sd=&_ed=&_hb=

[aghadowey]

and also the name of "Egin, Morayshire"

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=Egin&_sd=&_ed=&_hb=

Perhaps Elgin in Morayshire?

I notice that under the description "Egine Room, Silver Street, Haden & Co." it actually says "building plans" so probably should read Engine Room. Certainly there are similar spelling errors in those results.

[shanreagh]

I wonder if this is a misspelling of Egon which is Eugene in Danish and quite common.  And Kofod is often spelled Kofoed.

I have Kofoed  as a Bornholm name related to my Dam/Hansen families of Bornholm and Christianso which is an island about 20 miles from Bornholm
https://bornholm.info/en/christiansoe/