Winston

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Winston

/ˈwɪn.stən/

Rhymes with -ɪnstən

Where it comes from

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).

proper noun

A male given name derived from the place name.
Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.
A surname.
A village and civil parish in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1316).
A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1861).
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Florida.
An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
A village in Daviess County, Missouri.
A census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana.
A census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico.
A city in Douglas County, Oregon.
A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

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Closest in meaning: salem, greensboro, wen, vincent, watson, rinehart, politician, prime minister, leader, orator, statesman, churchill, strategist, commander, diplomat, patriot

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"Winston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/winston. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Winston. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/winston

Chicago

"Winston." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/winston.

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@misc{winston_2026,
  title = {Winston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}