Godwin is an English-language surname with Anglo-Saxon origins. It means God's friend and is thus equivalent to Theophilus, Jedediah, Amadeus and Reuel. However, the word "Godwin" can also mean "helper of mankind" Surname or only known name. House of Godwin. Ancestry of the Godwins. Godwin, Earl of Wessex (died 1053), earl in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great. Harold Godwinson. Edmund, son of Harold Godwinson. Godwin, son of Harold Godwinson. Harold, son of Harold Godwinson. Magnus, son of Harold Godwinson. Ulf, son of Harold Godwinson. Gyrth Godwinson. Sweyn Godwinson.
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