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corsair522 .. would appreciate any help on learning linguistic background of french name ‘baudoin’... ‘baldwin’ in english.

am i correct in thinking that etymology of names is ‘consistent’ across various languages ?  i.e., would ‘elizabeth’ and ‘isabelle’ have the same origins in both english and french ?
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[quote author=corsair522 link=board=omni;num=1156287323;start=0#0 date=08/22/06 at 18:55:23].
corsair522 .. would appreciate any help on learning linguistic background of french name ‘baudoin’... ‘baldwin’ in english.

"Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and wine "friend"."
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am i correct in thinking that etymology of names is ‘consistent’ across various languages ?  i.e., would ‘elizabeth’ and ‘isabelle’ have the same origins in both english and french ?

Yes, of course, the same way English and French words as ‘pizza’, ‘telephone’, ‘stable/étable’ share the same etymology.

Groetjes,

Frank