Boudewijn
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- [ BOW-də-vien, BOW-də-wien ]
- Dutch
Dutch form of BALDWIN.
 | BALDWIN male English, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend". In the Middle Ages this was a popular name in Flanders and among the Normans, who brought it to Britain. It was borne by one of the leaders of the First Crusade, an 11th-century nobleman from Flanders. After the crusaders conquered Jerusalem, he was crowned as the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. | |||||||||||||||||||