The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
   color of the blossoms.]
   A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
   (Chrysanthemum segetum). [This word is variously corrupted
   into gouland, gools, gowan, etc.]
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Golding
    n 1: English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: Golding, William
         Golding, Sir William Gerald Golding]