Baldwin.
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English. Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname originating as a patronymic. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
A placename: A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A town in Duval County, Florida.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
A placename: A locality in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A town in Chemung County, New York.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
A placename: A locality in the United States: An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
A placename: A locality in the United States: A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A locality in the United States: A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
A placename: Ellipsis of Baldwin County.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
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