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Baldwin

  • /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/

Rhymes with -ɔːldwɪn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Baldwins

  1. countable A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
  2. countable, uncountable Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
  3. countable A surname originating as a patronymic. He likes what she could mean for Baldwin and other down-ballot Democrats too: “Chances are, if they’re going to vote for her for president, they’ll probably just vote straight ticket.”
  4. countable, uncountable Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
  5. countable, uncountable A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  6. countable, uncountable A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in Duval County, Florida.
  8. countable, uncountable A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
  9. countable, uncountable A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
  10. countable, uncountable A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  14. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  15. countable, uncountable A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
  16. countable, uncountable A town in Chemung County, New York.
  17. countable, uncountable A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
  18. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
  19. countable, uncountable A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
  20. countable, uncountable A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  21. countable, uncountable A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
  22. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Baldwin County

noun Baldwins

  1. US A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: alec, wallace, lafontaine, shaven, denuded, depilated, glabrous, hairless, baldheaded, wigless, tonsured, clean-shaven, close-cropped, bare, scalpless, cueball

Translations

Every language

name given name

EspañolBalduino
中文鮑德溫 /鲍德温 Bàodéwēn
PortuguêsValdivino
FrançaisBaudouin
DeutschBalduin
ItalianoBaldovino
ΕλληνικάΒαλδουίνος Valdouínos

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"Baldwin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baldwin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Baldwin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baldwin

Chicago

"Baldwin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baldwin.

BibTeX
@misc{baldwin_2026,
  title = {Baldwin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baldwin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}