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Boy/GirlPronounced American English /ˈwɪnd.zəɹ/; British English /ˈwɪnd.zə/English language family

Windsor

A name meaning "riverbank with a windlass".

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Windsor is a boy/girl name meaning "riverbank with a windlass".

Pronunciation: American English /ˈwɪnd.zəɹ/; British English /ˈwɪnd.zə/.

GenderBoy/Girl
Meaningriverbank with a windlass
PronunciationAmerican English /ˈwɪnd.zəɹ/; British English /ˈwɪnd.zə/
Language familyEnglish

Meaning and history

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English (a windlass is a lifting apparatus). This has been the surname of the royal family of the United Kingdom since 1917.

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Usage: english

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