Baldwin
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Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements bald "bold" and win "friend".
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[edit] People
[edit] Rulers
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem (also Baldwin I of Edessa, 1058?–1118)
- Baldwin II of Jerusalem (also Baldwin II of Edessa, died 1131)
- Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130–1162)
- Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–1185)
- Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177–1186)
- Baldwin I of Ramla (died 1138)
- Baldwin of Ibelin (early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188)
- Baldwin I of Flanders
- Baldwin II of Flanders (also Baldwin I of Boulogne)
- Baldwin III of Flanders
- Baldwin IV of Flanders
- Baldwin V of Flanders
- Baldwin VI of Flanders (also Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut)
- Baldwin VII of Flanders
- Baldwin VIII of Flanders
- Baldwin I of Constantinople (also Baldwin IX of Flanders and Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut, 1172–1205)
- Baldwin II of Constantinople (1217–1273)
- Baldwin II of Boulogne
- Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut (1056–1098?)
- Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut (1088–1120)
- Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1108–1171)
- Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (1150–1195)
- Baldwin I of Belgium, called "Baldwin" in English
- Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Baldwin de Redvers
- Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (died 1155)
- Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon (1217–1245)
- British prime minister Stanley Baldwin, later ennobled to Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
[edit] Others
- Baldwin of Rieti (died 1140), saint
- Baldwin (Archbishop of Trier) (c. 1285–1354)
- Baldwin (Archbishop of Pisa) (died 1145)
[edit] Surname
[edit] Places
[edit] Canada
[edit] United States of America
- Baldwin, Florida
- Baldwin, Georgia
- Baldwin, Illinois
- Baldwin, Iowa
- Baldwin, Louisiana
- Baldwin, Maine
- Baldwin, Maryland
- Baldwin, Michigan
- Baldwin, Chemung County, New York
- Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
- Baldwin, North Dakota
- Baldwin, Pennsylvania
- Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Baldwin (town), Wisconsin
[edit] Other places
- Baldwin, Isle of Man on the Isle of Man
- Baldwin Street, Dunedin in New Zealand, the world's steepest street
- Montgomery, Powys, named in Welsh "Trefaldwyn", meaning "The Town of Baldwin"
See also: Baldwin City, Baldwin County (disambiguation), Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Park (disambiguation), and Baldwin Township (disambiguation)
[edit] Companies
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the world's largest builders of steam locomotives in the 19th and 20th centuries
- Baldwin Piano Company, once the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the US
[edit] Schools
- Baldwin Boys High School, one of the schools in India
- Baldwin Girls High School, a sister school of Baldwin Boys High School
- The Baldwin School, a private all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
[edit] Other uses
- Baldwin (apple)
- The Baldwin Brothers, a Chicago-based electronica band
- Baldwin the Eagle, official mascot of Boston College
- Baldwin's Tower in Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, named after Baldwin I of Constantinople as the likely place where he found his death
- Tom Baldwin (The 4400), a fictional character
- Baldwin's rules, guidelines about the formation ring closure reactions
- Baldwin effect, a process by which environmental adaptation becomes a genetic one
[edit] See also
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