Meanings
plural Wintons
- A common placename:
- uncountableusuallyA village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).
- uncountableusuallyA suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).
- uncountableusuallyA hamlet in Alfriston parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5203).
- uncountableusuallyA suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).
- uncountableusuallyA hamlet in Winton, Stank and Hallikeld parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4096).
- uncountableusuallyA census-designated place in Merced County, California.
- uncountableusuallyA minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
- uncountableusuallyA town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina.
- uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
- uncountableusuallyA ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
- uncountableusuallyA town in Southland, New Zealand.
- uncountableusuallyA locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- uncountableusuallyA town in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.
- uncountableusuallyA local government area in central-west Queensland; in full, the Shire of Winton.
- uncountableusuallyA town in the Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
- archaicuncountableusuallyWinchester (the city in Hampshire, England).
- countableusuallyA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Cite this entry
Winton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winton
“Winton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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