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Winton

//ˈwɪn.tən// name

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  1. 1
    A common placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810). uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A common placename:; A place in England:; A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893). uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    A common placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Alfriston parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5203). uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    A common placename:; A place in England:; A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599). uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    A common placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Winton, Stank and Hallikeld parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4096). uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    A common placename:; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Merced County, California. uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    A common placename:; A place in the United States:; A minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    A common placename:; A place in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina. uncountable, usually
  4. 9
    A common placename:; A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington. uncountable, usually
  5. 10
    A common placename:; A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. uncountable, usually
  6. 11
    A common placename:; A town in Southland, New Zealand. uncountable, usually
  7. 12
    A common placename:; A town in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. uncountable, usually
  8. 13
    A common placename:; A local government area in central-west Queensland; in full, the Shire of Winton. uncountable, usually
  9. 14
    A common placename:; A town in the Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia. uncountable, usually
  10. 15
    A common placename:; Winchester (the city in Hampshire, England). archaic, uncountable, usually
  11. 16
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, usually

Etymology

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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