English Explanatory Dictionary

Winton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A common placename:
  2. A place in England:
  3. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).
  4. A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).
  5. A hamlet in Alfriston parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5203).
  6. A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).
  7. A hamlet in Winton, Stank and Hallikeld parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4096).
  8. A place in the United States:
  9. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
  10. A minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  11. A town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina.
  12. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪn.tən/

Word forms

Winton Wintons

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

De Winton Winton Domesday Winton North Winton, Stank and Hallikeld
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