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SHould be used as middle name

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The name Baldwin is of English origin, from the Old English Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning "bold friend". It was frequently used in medieval Britain as a surname.

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Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (1867–47), a British Conservative politician, statesman, and major figure on the political scene in the interwar years.
Alec Baldwin, actor of 30 ROCK, Beetlejuice, Glengarry Glen Ross, and 14 time SNL host
James Arthur Baldwin (1924–87), an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist and civil rights activist

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Baldwin is the antagonist ex-boyfriend of Alison Vernon-Williams in John Waters' and Johnny Depp's 1990 cult musical film Cry-baby.