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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

BALDWIN the name

BOLD and BRAVE FRIEND
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Beautiful Montana-Star Baldwin.
BALDOVIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BALDWIN

BALDOVINO
  m   Italian
Italian form of BALDWIN

BALDR
  m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of BALDER

BALDRIC
  m   English (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and ric "power, rule". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, and it was common in the Middle Ages.

BALDUÍNO
  m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of BALDWIN

BALDUINO
  m   Spanish
Spanish form of BALDWIN

BALDUR
  m   German, Icelandic
German and Icelandic form of BALDER

BALDWIN
  m   English, Ancient GermanicDerived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend". In the Middle Ages this was a popular name in Flanders and among the Normans, who brought it to Britain. It was borne by one of the leaders of the First Crusade, an 11th-century nobleman from Flanders. After the crusaders conquered Jerusalem, he was crowned as the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
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