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Winston

Winston

English

Proper noun

Winston

  1. A village in County Durham.
  2. A male given name derived from the place name.
  3. A surname​.

References

  1. ↑ “Winston” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, ISBN 90-274-3469-7

Etymology

Originally only a place name, then also a family name, later also a given name in the Churchill family. Maybe from Old English wine ‎(“friend”) + Old English stān ‎(“stone”).[1]

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