Baldwin

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːldwɪn

Proper noun

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

1. (countable) A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
   1. Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
2. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2024 July 28, Simone Pathe, “Tammy Baldwin looks to maintain edge over top of the ticket in battleground Wisconsin”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     He likes what she could mean for Baldwin and other down-ballot Democrats too: “Chances are, if they’re going to vote for her for president, they’ll probably just vote straight ticket.”

   1. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
3. A placename:
   1. A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
   2. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
   3. A locality in the United States:
      1. A town in Duval County, Florida.
      2. A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
      3. A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
      4. A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
      5. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
      6. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
      7. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      8. A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
      9. A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
      10. An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
      11. A town in Chemung County, New York.
      12. A hamlet in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
      13. An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
      14. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
      15. A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
      16. A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
   4. Ellipsis of Baldwin County.

Derived terms

• Baldwin County
• Baldwinian
• Baldwin's Gate
• East Baldwin

Translations

given name

• Armenian: Բալդուին (Balduin)

  Middle Armenian: Պաղտին (Paġtin)

• Bengali: বল্ডউইন (bolḍouin)
• Bulgarian: Балдуи́н m (Balduín)
• Catalan: Baldoví (ca) m, Balduí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鮑德溫 / 鲍德温 (Bàodéwēn)

• Dutch: Boudewijn (nl) m
• Esperanto: Baldueno
• Finnish: Baldwin (of English-speakers)
• French: Baudouin (fr) m
• Galician: Baldovino (gl) m, Balduíno (gl) m
• German: Balduin (de) m
• Greek: Βαλδουίνος m (Valdouínos)
• Italian: Baldovino (it) m
• Latin: Balduīnus m
• Portuguese: Valdivino (pt) m
• Spanish: Balduino m

Noun

Baldwin (plural Baldwins)

1. (US) A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

See also

• Alvin
• Alwin
• Baldwyn
• Darwin
• Edwin
• Godwin
• Goldwyn
• Irwin
• Oswin