| [ 2 syll. wi-(n)(s)ton, win-st-on ] The boy name Winston is pronounced WIHNSTahN KEY. Winston's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used 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', 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. Winnie (pet form in English) and Win (short form in English) are variants of the name. 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 2007, it ranked at #859 with a usage of 0.011%, but it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its family. KEY: Pronunciation for Winston: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
Details of famous persons named Winston:
Politician Winston Churchill, born 30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England.
Singer Winston Foster, born 1956, Kingston, Jamaica. |
