Goodwin

  • [ GUWD-win ]
  • English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from the given name GODWINE.

GODWINE   male   Anglo-Saxon
Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend". This was the name of the powerful 11th-century Earl of Wessex, the father of King Harold II of England.
OTHER FORMS
ANGLO-SAXON: Godwine