Baldwin (name)

Baldwin or Balduin is an Old German and Anglo-Saxon surname. 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 "Beaudoin" or "Baudouin", Italian "Baldovino", Dutch "Boudewijn", Icelandic "Baldvin", Spanish and Esperanto "Balduino".