About Winthrop
The name "Winthrop" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "win" meaning "friend" or "joy" and "þorp" meaning "village" or "settlement." Therefore, the name Winthrop can be interpreted to mean "friend's village" or "joyful settlement." It is a surname that has also been used as a given name.
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Most individuals with the name Winthrop are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 20% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Winthrop in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Winthrop using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.