Winchester

Winchester Meaning & Origin

About Winchester
The name Winchester is of Old English origin and is derived from the words "wīn" meaning "wine" or "friend" and "ceaster" meaning "fort" or "city". Therefore, the name Winchester can be interpreted to mean "friend's fort" or "city of friends". It is often associated with the city of Winchester in England, which was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Wessex.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Winchester are male.

Winchester Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 42.86% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ANXSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W05202306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 N CH EH2 S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɪnˌʧɛstər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANXSTR', 'FNKSTR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Winchester in Braille

Here's how to represent Winchester in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Winchester in braille

How to Spell the Name Winchester in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Winchester using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Winchester in sign language

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