Baldwin_(given_name)

Baldwin (name)

Baldwin (name)

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Baldwin is an Old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name. It may either derive from Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning 'brave, bold friend'. Baldwin is known in Old French as Baudouin and Latin as Balduīnus, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz, "bold friend." In Arabic sources the name is called بالدوين (Bāldwīn).

It is found in many other modern European languages: Baudouin (French); Baldovino (Italian), Boudewijn (Dutch), Balduino (Spanish and Esperanto).[1]

People with the surname

People with the mononym

People with the given name

Fictional characters with the surname

See also

References

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    "Baldwin at surnamedb.com". Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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