Baldwin is a fine old Anglo-Saxon, built in a typically Anglo-Saxon way from an adjective and a noun. “Bald" has nothing to do with the absence of hair. It comes from beald, meaning bold. “Win” is from wine, which means a friend. The first Baldwin, then, had by his good deeds given someone cause to dub him gratefully his fearless friend.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 July 1927, Page 11
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61Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 July 1927, Page 11
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