Baldwin name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old High German and Germanic
Usage: Bengali, English, German, Icelandic, Swedish and Finnish
Pronunciation: b(a)-ld-win
Meaning: Bold and Friend, Princely Friend and Bold Friend
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What does Baldwin mean?

Meaning of Baldwin is Bold and Friend, Princely Friend or Bold Friend has origin in Germanic and Old High German principally used in Swedish, Icelandic, German, English, Finnish and Bengali is bestowed upon baby boys.

Baldwin is German equivalent of Baldewin. The name is celebrated on October 17th.

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How do I pronounce Baldwin?

The two syllabled name Baldwin is commonly pronounced as b(a)-ld-win. Some people pronounce it as bal-dwin.

Variants of Baldwin

Bald, Mal, Mallory, Baldewin, Baldewyn, Lory

Names that rhyme with Baldwin

How popular is the name Baldwin?

Baldwin is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 74 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 1000. There are over 593 babies that have been given the name Baldwin in United States.

Baldwin is a rare baby name in England and Wales however it is still in use. Baldwin is a common name in Zambia while somewhat familiar name in Philippines, South Africa, Jamaica, Ghana, Malawi, Dominican Republic, Canada and Nigeria.

At least, 5000 people globally have carried Baldwin as their given name according to our estimate.

YearRankBirths
201880969
2017750010
2016106736
2015106156
201187568
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What numerology tells about Baldwin?

Your personal growth depends on your adventures. You don't look like yourself when you are around someone you like. Having number 1 as your soul urge no reveals your deep desire to prove yourself to other people and acquire their acceptance. You are stubborn and self-motivated. You are passionate when it comes to relationships but cool off too easily. Focus on what's important to you rather than focusing on making other people content.

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  •  Ingolf - Used notably in Old SwedishOld DanishFinnish and Swedish unexpected, Ingolf is rooted from Old High German and Germanic used as a baby boy name, Ingolf means "Wolf"
  •  Mosi - Rare unisex name Mosi is originated from Old Norse and African-Swahili, Mosi means "Moss or First-Born" is principally used in African and Swahili
  •  Anatoli - Anatoli's meaning is Sunrise or The Element Anatole Meaning Sunrise East came from Old Greek and is specifically used in Finnish, Danish and Swedish is used as a baby boy name
  •  Agapios is used mostly in Finnish and Swedish, Agapios means "The Element Agape Meaning Love" has its origin in Old Greek and Hebrew is a boy name
  •  Meeri - Girl name Meeri is particulary used in Finnish and Danish. It is rooted from Old Greek and Hebrew, meaning of Meeri is "Bitterness"
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Sibling Names for Baldwin

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Famous people named Baldwin

  • Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople
  • Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, last monarch of the Latin Empire ruling
  • Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, was Count of Flanders from 987
  • Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death
  • Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders,
  • Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, was count of Hainaut from 1071 to his death
  • Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, was count of Hainaut from 1098 to his death
  • Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death
  • Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut,
  • Baldwin of Ibelin, important noble of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
  • Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, was Count of Flanders,
  • Baldwin Baldwinson, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon, son of Richard de Redvers and his wife Adeline Peverel
  • Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon, son of Baldwin de Redvers and Margaret FitzGerold and grandson of William de Redvers
  • Baldwin de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon, was Earl of Devon
  • Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon, son of Baldwin de Redvers
  • Baldwin Cooke, comedic American actor
  • Baldwin I of Ramla, castellan and lord of Ramla
  • Baldwin, Cistercian monk and later Archbishop of Pisa
  • Baldwin FitzGilbert, Norman magnate and one of the 52 Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief of King William the Conqueror
  • Baldwin of Ibelin, Seneschal of Cyprus, fourth of five sons of John I of Beirut and his second wife Melisende of Arsuf
  • Baldwin of Forde, was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190
  • Baldwin of Luxembourg, Archbishop-Elector of Trier and Archchancellor of Burgundy
  • Baldwin I of Jerusalem, first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100
  • Baldwin III of Jerusalem, was King of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163
  • Baldwin IV of Jerusalem,
  • Baldwin V of Jerusalem, was crowned co-King of Jerusalem with his uncle
  • Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was Count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118
  • Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, second margrave of Flanders
  • Baldwin Spencer, third Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Baldwin Nkumbula, Zambian politician and a son of veteran politician Harry Nkumbula
  • Baldwin Wake Walker, was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861

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