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Goodwin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Goodwin

[ 2 syll. goo-dwi(n), go-odw-in ] The boy name Goodwin is pronounced as GUHDWIHN KEY. Goodwin is primarily used in English and it is of Old English origin. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the given name Godwine.

In addition, Goodwin is a variation of the English name Godwin.

Goodwin is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Goodwin include the French Gaetan, the French Gaétan, the French Gaëtan, the French and German Gaston, the Italian Gastone, the Indian Gautam, the Hebrew Gidon, the English Godwin, the English Godwine, the Indian Gotam, the Italian Gaetano, the Indian Gautama, the French, Russian, and Slavic Gedeon, the English, French, German, and Slavic Gideon, and the Italian Gideone.

KEY: Pronunciation for Goodwin: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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