English Explanatory Dictionary

Godwin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.
noun
  1. An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.

Word forms

Godwin Godwins

Etymology

From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.

Related words

Alvin Alwin Baldwin Edwin Godwinson Goldwyn Irwin Oswin

Derived words

Godwin's law go Godwin Mount Godwin-Austen
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