Baldwin

B3A1L1D2W4I1N1
/ˈbɔːld.wɪn/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounBaldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

plural Baldwins

  1. countableA male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
    1. countableuncountableBaldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
  2. countableA surname originating as a patronymic.

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    1. countableuncountableStanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
  3. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Duval County, Florida.
    4. countableuncountableA city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
    5. countableuncountableA village in Randolph County, Illinois.
    6. countableuncountableA minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
    7. countableuncountableA town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Cumberland County, Maine.
    9. countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Chemung County, New York.
    11. countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
    12. countableuncountableA borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
    13. countableuncountableA town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
    14. countableuncountableA number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
    15. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Baldwin County.
nounBaldwin (plural Baldwins)

plural Baldwins

  1. USA reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Balþawiniz“bold friend”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*Balþawini
  3. EnglishBaldwin

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

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Translations

Bengali বল্ডউইন
  • বল্ডউইন (bolḍouin)given name
Bulgarian Балдуи́н
  • Балдуи́н (Balduín)given name
Catalan Baldoví, Balduí
  • Baldovígiven name
  • Balduígiven name
Chinese Mandarin 鮑德溫 /鲍德温
  • 鮑德溫 /鲍德温 (Bàodéwēn)given name
Dutch Boudewijn
  • Boudewijngiven name
Esperanto Baldueno
  • Balduenogiven name
Finnish Baldwin
  • Baldwingiven name
French Baudouin
  • Baudouingiven name
German Balduin
  • Balduingiven name
Greek Βαλδουίνος
  • Βαλδουίνος (Valdouínos)given name
Italian Baldovino
  • Baldovinogiven name
Latin Balduīnus
  • Balduīnusgiven name
Portuguese Valdivino
  • Valdivinogiven name
Spanish Balduino
  • Balduinogiven name
Cite this entry
APA

Baldwin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baldwin

MLA

“Baldwin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baldwin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baldwin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baldwin.

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