Etymology

Winslow

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728). Full definition →

Middle English Wynselowe ← Old English Wineshlǣw
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  1. Old English · derived fromWineshlǣw
  2. Middle English · inherited fromWynselowe
  3. English todayWinslow

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).

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