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Baldwin

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Etymology

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

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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.
    • 2024 July 28, Simone Pathe, “Tammy Baldwin looks to maintain edge over top of the ticket in battleground Wisconsin”, in CNN‎[1]:
      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.”
    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. A town in Chemung County, New York.
      11. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. [1]
      12. An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
      13. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
      14. A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
      15. A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
    4. Ellipsis of Baldwin County.

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Baldwin (plural Baldwins)

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

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  1. ^ TopoZone: Baldwin, Nassau Co., New York
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