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Winston

/ˈwɪn.stən/

Winston proper noun: a male given name derived from the place name.

Proper noun

Winston

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

Origin of Winston

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

Words formed from Winston

Phrases with Winston

Words that rhyme with Winston

Questions about Winston

What does Winston mean?
Winston means a male given name derived from the place name.
What part of speech is Winston?
Winston is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Winston?
Winston is pronounced /ˈwɪn.stən/.

Words near Winston in the dictionary

  1. Winstanleys
  2. Winstead
  3. Winsteads
  4. Winsted
  5. Winster
  6. Winston
  7. Winston County
  8. Winston Hills
  9. Winston-Salem
  10. Winstone
  11. Winstones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Winston (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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