Godwin
m.
Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god 'god, deity' + Old English wine 'friend', Old High German wini 'friend'.
The name of a 7th C Belgian saint.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 966 Godwinus (nom) CDAS DXXVIII;
967 Godwine (nom) ibid. DXXXXIII;
1181 Godwinus (nom) StPaulDom p. 115;
1185x1186 Godwin' (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 4,
Godwinus (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1189 Godwini (gen) GASurv p. 116,
Godwinus (nom) ibid. p. 127;
1222 Godwini (gen) StPaulDom p. 2,
Godwinus (nom) ibid. p. 38
- France
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- Latin
- ● c1175–1180 Godoinus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 61
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Godwini (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 4,
Godwinus (nom) ibid. III, p. 6
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Godwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Godwin.