Winston (first name)

Winston is an Old English male given name . He is also a family name.

meaning

In German the name means something like "Freudenstein" or as a city name "Siegesstadt, Weinstadt, Freundesstadt".

Variations are Winsten , Winstonn , Wynstan and Wynston , as well as the short and pet forms Win and Winn .

Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British statesman and writer
Winston Churchill (officer) (1620–1688), English officer, statesman and historian
Winston Churchill (writer) (1871-1947), American writer
Winston Spencer-Churchill (1940-2010), British politician
Winston Holmes (1879-1946), American blues singer and music producer
John Winston Lennon (1940–1980), British musician
Winston Hubert McIntosh ( Peter Tosh ) (1944–1987), Jamaican reggae musician
Winston Reid (* 1988), Danish-New Zealand football player of Maori descent
Winston Sharples (1909–1978), American composer