Baldwin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Baldwin – Meaning: bold friend – Origin: Germanic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BAWLD-win


Baldwin is a Germanic boy's name meaning “bold friend”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Modern* Boy Names That Start with B.

Meaning & Origin of Baldwin

Meaning: Bold friend.

Origin: Germanic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Baldwin

Phonetic: BAWLD-win   IPA: /ˈbɔːldwɪn/

Popularity of Baldwin

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2023.

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