WINSTON  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "friend's town"

Popularity in 2008: #809

Long associated with the Churchill family and common in the West Indies but neglected here (possibly because of its cigarette connection), John Lennon's middle name is one British surname worthy of consideration.

Nicknames & Variations:
Wynton, Winstonn, Wynstan, Wynston, Wynstonn, Winsten, Winton

Winston is being discussed in our message boards:

• Make a few sibsets for me?
• Second guessing some boy names on our lists.
• Build a sibling set together!
• Intitals Baby Name Game!!
• Names for my hats!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Winston:

• BRITISH NAMES: Exciting Choices of the Prime Ministers
• COOL CAT NAMES: Feline choices from Alonzo to Zizi
• TUTTI-FRUTTI NAMES--FRUITFUL BABY NAMES