Etymology

Goodwin

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Today it means: A medieval male given name from Old English, rare today. Full definition →

Old English gōd
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromgōd“good”
  2. English todayGoodwin

From Old English gōd (“good”) + wine (“friend”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishgōd all →

Godsellgood heavens

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