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Baldwin

/ˈbɔːld.wɪn/ · name

Meaning

  1. A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
  2. Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
  3. A locality in the United States:
  4. A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  6. A placename:
  7. A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
  8. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  9. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.

Etymology / origin

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).

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