Baldwin is a

Germanic name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Ethelred II of England, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', f ...

, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend".

People

* Baldwin (name)

Places

Canada

* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Quebec

United States

Baldwin County, Alabama Baldwin County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, on the Gulf coast. It is one of only two counties in Alabama that border the Gulf of Mexico, along with Mobile County. As of the 2020 census, the pop ...

Baldwin, Florida Baldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County were consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach, rema ...

Baldwin, Georgia Baldwin is a city in Banks and Habersham counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 3,279, up from 2,425 at the 2000 census. Baldwin is located on U.S. Route 441 just south of Georgia State Rout ...

Baldwin County, Georgia Baldwin County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,799. The county seat is Milledgeville, which was developed along the Oconee River. Baldwin County is part ...

Baldwin, Illinois Baldwin is a town in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 373 at the 2010 census. Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is nearby. Geography Baldwin is located at . According to the 2010 census, Baldwin has a total a ...

* Baldwin, Iowa * Baldwin, Louisiana *

Baldwin, Maine Baldwin is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,520 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, metropolitan statistical area. History First called Flintstown ...

Baldwin, Maryland Baldwin is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The USPS has assigned Baldwin the ZIP Code 21013. Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 18.4. Hidden Valley ...

* Baldwin, Michigan *

Baldwyn, Mississippi Baldwyn is a city located in Lee and Prentiss counties, Mississippi, located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. The population was 3,071 at the 2020 census. History Located five miles north of Guntown, the main street of ...

Baldwin, Chemung County, New York Baldwin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 818 at the 2020 census. The town name is derived from Thomas and Waterman Baldwin, two of the earliest settlers of the area. The town is east of Elmira. It is part of ...

Baldwin, Nassau County, New York Baldwin is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 33,919 at the time of the 2020 census. History Original inhabitants of the ...

** Baldwin (LIRR station) *

Baldwin, North Dakota Baldwin is an unincorporated community in western Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 83 north of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Baldwin's elevation is 1,939 feet (591 m). B ...

Baldwin, Pennsylvania Baldwin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States (not to be confused with adjacent Baldwin Township). Part of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the borough's population was 21,510 as of the 2020 census. Geography B ...

Baldwin, Wisconsin Baldwin is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,957 at the 2010 census, a growth rate of 48% from 2000. The village is adjacent to the Town of Baldwin. History Dana Reed Bailey founded Baldwin in 1871. ...

Baldwin (town), Wisconsin Baldwin is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 903 at the 2000 census. The Village of Baldwin is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Dahl is also located in the town. Geography ...

Other places

Baldwin Street Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, northeast of Dunedin's central business district. ''Guinness World Records'' calls it the steepest street in the world, meaning no street gai ...

, in Dunedin, New Zealand, the world's steepest street * Baldwin Hills, neighborhood in Los Angeles, California *

Montgomery, Powys Montgomery ( cy, Trefaldwyn; translates to ''the town of Baldwin'') is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Montgomeryshire to which it gives its name and is within the Welsh Marches ...

, named in Welsh "Trefaldwyn", meaning "The Town of Baldwin"

Companies

* Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the world's largest builders of steam locomotives in the 19th and 20th centuries *

Baldwin Piano Company The Baldwin Piano Company is an American piano brand. It was once the largest US-based manufacturer of keyboard instruments and known by the slogan, "America's Favorite Piano". Since 2001, it has been a subsidiary of Gibson Brands, Inc. It cease ...

, once the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the US

Schools

Baldwin Boys High School Baldwin Boys' High School (abbreviated BBHS, informally referred to as Baldwins) is a private boys school for boarders and day scholar, founded in 1880 in Bangalore, India. The school is run by Methodist Church in India under the chairmanshi ...

, 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, US * University of Balamand

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 (fortress), Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria * 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 * Baldwin guinea pig, a hairless breed similar to a Skinny pig