Winston

Winston \wi-(n)(s)ton, win-st-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Winston is pronounced as WIHNSTahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Winston: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Winston?

Winston's language of origin is Old English and it is used predominantly in English. Derived from wine which means 'friend' ; tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead' ; stan which means 'stone'. The name is from the surname, which is itself from a place name of the village of Winston in Gloucestershire, England; the place name could be of the first element 'wine' or 'wynn' and the second element 'tun ' or stan ('stone'), variously taken to mean 'friend's settlement' or 'friend's stone boundary'. As a surname, it was borne by Sarah Winston (1660-1744), who married into the Churchill family and was later known as Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Her son was christened Winston (1620-1688) in tribute to her; a later descendant was the well-known Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), the UK Prime Minister who served as a wartime leader. Winston has 14 variations. Variations of Winston name Winn, nicknames for Winstan, name Winsten origin, Winstone name variations, Winstonn name, Winton meaning of name, Wyn meaning and origin, Wynnstan name popularity, Wynstan meaning of name, name Wynsten, Wynston pronounciation, and name Wynton. Other English variants the contracted form name Win meaning, and the diminutive Winnie meaning. Winston is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a somewhat popular baby boy name, but not to the degree it was in the past. The name's popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1940s; before that, it was of only modest use. Its usage peaked in 1941 with 0.043% of baby boys being named Winston. It had a ranking of #234 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #883 with a usage of 0.011%, however it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Winston:

• Politician Winston Churchill, born 30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
• Singer Winston Foster, born 1956, Kingston, Jamaica.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Winston:

Winstan name popularity, Winsten name variations (English), nicknames for Winstone (English), name Wynnstan origin (English), meaning of Wynstan (English), Wynston name (English), nicknames for Winstonn, and Wynsten definition (English).

The baby name Winston fun facts:

The name Winston in reverse order is "Notsniw".

The numerological value of the name Winston is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Winston?

Winston is in the top names in USA.