Meanings
alternative obsolete Windsore
- A market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Other places in England, besides the famous Windsor in Berkshire:
- A neighbourhood of Crowle, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7612).
- Several places in Australia:
- A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A locality in South Australia.
- Several places in Canada:
- A former town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now part of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
- A community in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
- A city in Essex County, Ontario, famous for its auto industry. See Windsor, Ontario on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A town in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
- A township in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Several places in the United States:
- A town in Sonoma County, California.
- A home rule municipality of Larimer County and Weld County, Colorado.
- A large town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Black-Burke said the cameras helped the Windsor police solve a stolen-car case a few years ago, but now she’s worried about privacy.
2026 July 15, Jayne Chacko, “2 CT towns end contracts with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety”, in NBC Connecticut, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2026 - A gated community and census-designated place on Orchard Island, Indian River County, Florida.
- A village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
Synonyms: New Windsor
- A small city in Shelby County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Henry County and Pettis County, Missouri.
- A small town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
- A small unincorporated community in Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
- A town and village in Broome County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Bertie County, North Carolina.
- A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A town in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
- A village and former town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Windsor Township.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Berkshire.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- The Royal House of Windsor — from the traditional seat at Windsor Castle.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
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Origin
- Old EnglishWindlesōra“Windsor”
- Middle EnglishWyndelsore
- EnglishWindsor
Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Windsor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windsor
“Windsor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windsor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Windsor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windsor.
Source: Windsor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.