Baldwine

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, equivalent to Old English bald (“brave”) + wine (“friend”). Cognate with English Baldwin, French Baudouin, and Dutch Boudewijn. Displaced by the Norman ancestor of modern English Baldwin in the late 11th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑldˌwi.ne/, [ˈbɑɫdˌwi.ne]

Proper noun

Baldwine m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 42, line 13, recorded as "Balduini"