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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally bold friend).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.duˈĩ.nu/ [baʊ̯.dʊˈĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /bawˈdwĩ.nu/ [baʊ̯ˈdwĩ.nu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.duˈi.no/ [baʊ̯.dʊˈi.no], (faster pronunciation) /bawˈdwi.no/ [baʊ̯ˈdwi.no]

Proper noun

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Balduíno m (plural Balduínos)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Baldwin