Boy · Germanic, through Flemish and French
Baldwin
Say it: BAWLD-win
Meaning
From Germanic bald 'bold' and wini 'friend'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A dynastic name of the counts of Flanders and the crusader kings.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 610 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 22,100 boys
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Baldewyn, Bauduin
| German | Balduin |
|---|---|
| French | Baudouin |
| Dutch | Boudewijn |
| Italian | Baldovino |
| Latin | Balduinus |
Famous bearers
- Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem
- Baldwin IX, count of Flanders and Latin emperor
- Baudouin, king of the Belgians
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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