Winterton

Win·ter·ton
W4I1N1T1E1R1T1O1N1
/ˈwɪn.təɹ.tən/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9218).

“(historical)”

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Scilly Cove
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Meanings

proper nounWinterton (countable and uncountable, plural Wintertons)

plural Wintertons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9218).
    2. countableuncountableA town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after James Spearman Winter.First known use 1912

      (historical)

      Synonyms: Scilly Cove

    3. countableuncountableA town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, named after H D Winter.
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after James Spearman Winter.

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Scilly Cove

Origin

From the Old English personal name Winter or Wintra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Winterton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterton

MLA

“Winterton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winterton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winterton.

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