Baldwin is a

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also ...

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

People

Baldwin (name) Baldwin is an Old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name. It may either derive from ''Bealdwine'', or the Old German equivalent ''Baldavin'', meaning "brave, bold friend". It is found in many other modern European languages: French Baudoin, Italian Baldovi ...

Places

Canada

* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario *

Baldwin, Ontario Baldwin ( 2016 population 620) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in Sudbury District north of Espanola, the township's two main communities and population centres are McKerrow and Lorne. The junction of Ontario Highway ...

, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Quebec

United States

* Baldwin County, Alabama *

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 R ...

* Baldwin County, Georgia *

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 tota ...

* Baldwin, Iowa *

Baldwin, Louisiana Baldwin is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2010 census, down from 2,497 in 2000. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for John Baldwin, the ...

* Baldwin, Maine * Baldwin, Maryland * Baldwin, Michigan * Baldwyn, Mississippi * Baldwin, Chemung County, New York *

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 is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue in Baldwin, New York Baldwin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 818 at ...

* Baldwin, North Dakota * Baldwin, Pennsylvania *

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. F ...

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 A ...

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 gain ...

, in Dunedin, New Zealand, the world's steepest street *

Baldwin Hills Baldwin Hills may refer to: Places * Baldwin Hills (mountain range), Los Angeles County, California, U.S. * Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California, U.S. * Baldwin Village, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in South Lo ...

, 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 chairmanship ...

, one of the schools in India *

Baldwin Girls High School Baldwin Girls' High School (BGHS), founded in 1880, is an all-girls Methodist school and one of the oldest in Bangalore, India. The school follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education syllabus and has classes from pre-nursery up to th ...

, a sister school of Baldwin Boys High School *

The Baldwin School The Baldwin School (simply referred to as Baldwin School or Baldwin) is a private school for girls in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1888 by Florence Baldwin. The school occupies a 19th-century resort hotel designed by ...

, a private all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US *

University of Balamand The University of Balamand (UOB; ar, جامعة البلمند) is a private institution, secular in its policies and approach to education. It welcomes faculty, students, and staff from all faiths and national or ethnic origins. The university i ...

Other uses

* Baldwin (apple) *

The Baldwin Brothers The Baldwin Brothers are an American, Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo, composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed wit ...

, a Chicago-based electronica band * Baldwin the Eagle, official mascot of Boston College * Baldwin's Tower in Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria * Tom Baldwin (The 4400), a fictional character * Baldwin's rules, guidelines about the formation ring closure reactions *

Baldwin effect In evolutionary biology, the Baldwin effect, a phenotype-first theory of evolution, describes the effect of learned behaviour on evolution. James Mark Baldwin and others suggested during the eclipse of Darwinism in the late 19th century that a ...

, a process by which environmental adaptation becomes a genetic one * Baldwin guinea pig, a hairless breed similar to a Skinny pig