Winston

  • [ WIN-stən ]
  • English
From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name WYNNSTAN. A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II. This name was also borne by the fictional Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel '1984'.

WYNNSTAN   male   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and stan "stone".
OTHER FORMS
ANGLO-SAXON: Wynnstan