Baldwin

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːldwɪn

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

1. (countable) A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
   1. Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
2. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
   1. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
3. A placename:
   1. A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
   2. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
   3. A locality in the United States:
      1. A town in Duval County, Florida.
      2. A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
      3. A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
      4. A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
      5. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
      6. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
      7. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      8. A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
      9. A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
      10. An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
      11. A town in Chemung County, New York.
      12. A hamlet in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
      13. An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
      14. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
      15. A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
      16. A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
   4. Ellipsis of Baldwin County.

Baldwin (plural Baldwins)

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