# Godwin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,221

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
2. A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.

## Etymology
The component -win is from Old English wine.
The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.

## Easily confused with
- **goin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godwin-vs-goin)
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godwin-vs-gown)
- **Goodwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godwin-vs-goodwin)
- **Goldwyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godwin-vs-goldwyn)
- **goblin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goblin-vs-godwin)
- **godson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godson-vs-godwin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gdowin`, `ggodwin`, `goddwin`, `godiwn`, `godwinn`, `godwni`, `godwwin`, `gowdin`, `ogdwin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/godwin