Given name

Balduinus

Balduinus is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Balduinus comes from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz.

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Balduinus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Balduinus has a later derivative in Baldovino. In Latin usage, Balduinus has a later derivative in Baldoví.

Walk Balduinus’s family in the name graph

BalduinusBaldwinBoudewijnBalduinoBaldvinBaldovinoBaudinoBalduinBaldovíBalduínoBalduīnus

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Balduinus has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

Proto-Germanic

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Sibling ideas

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