English Explanatory Dictionary

Baldwin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
  2. Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
  5. A placename:
  6. A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  8. A locality in the United States:
  9. A town in Duval County, Florida.
  10. A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
  11. A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
  12. A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
noun
  1. A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔːld.wɪn/

Word forms

Baldwin Baldwins

Etymology

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

Related words

Alvin Alwin Baldwyn Darwin Edwin Godwin Goldwyn Irwin Oswin

Derived words

Baldwin County Baldwinian Baldwin's Gate East Baldwin

Translations

Armenian: Բալդուին Middle Armenian: Պաղտին Bengali: বল্ডউইন Bulgarian: Балдуи́н Catalan: Baldoví Catalan: Balduí Chinese Mandarin: 鮑德溫 /鲍德温 Dutch: Boudewijn Esperanto: Baldueno Finnish: Baldwin French: Baudouin Galician: Baldovino Galician: Balduíno German: Balduin Greek: Βαλδουίνος Italian: Baldovino Latin: Balduīnus Portuguese: Valdivino Spanish: Balduino
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