Godwin

American  

[god-win] / ˈgɒd wɪn /

noun

1. Also Godwine Earl of the West Saxons, died 1053, English statesman.

2. Gail, born 1937, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

3. Mary Wollstonecraft 1759–97, English writer.

4. her husband William, 1756–1836, English political philosopher, novelist, and essayist.

5. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “good friend.”

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Godwin British  

/ ˈɡɒdwɪn /

noun

1. died 1053, Earl of Wessex. He was chief adviser to Canute and Edward the Confessor. His son succeeded Edward to the throne as Harold II

2. Mary. See (Mary) Wollstonecraft

3. William. 1756–1836, British political philospher and novelist. In An Enquiry concerning Political Justice (1793), he rejected government and social institutions, including marriage. His views greatly influenced English romantic writers

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Godwin

Godwin Forde's name is on the 9/11 memorial plaque in Grosvenor Square, London, along with the other 66 Britons who died in the attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Someone that would literally go out of his way for anyone," says Godwin.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"South Africa is a wicked country," said one of the returnees, 45-year-old Emilia Godwin, who has lived in South Africa for 11 years, cooking and selling Nigerian food.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

But in the superb new production of the tragedy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company here, directed by Simon Godwin, they take on an almost mocking tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

A private first class named Charlotte Godwin hurried outdoors to the van and climbed inside, and took off all her clothes, and put on a surgical scrub suit, socks, sneakers, and a hair cap.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston