Wynchester

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) Winceastre, Wincestre
Winchestre, Wynchestre

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Wintanceastre, Winteceaster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwintʃɛstər/

Proper noun

Wynchester

Winchester (county town of Hampshire)
A habitational surname.

Descendants

English: Winchester

References

“Win-chestre (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-19.
p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

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