Winslow

English

Etymology

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlauu, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) +‎ hlāw (“mound”).

Proper noun

Winslow (countable and uncountable, plural Winslows)

1. A placename
   1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728).
   2. A locality in Bromyard and Winslow parish, Herefordshire, England, including the hamlets of Lower and Upper Winslow (OS grid ref SO6153).
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in Navajo County, Arizona.
         • "Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me".
      2. A minor city in Washington County, Arkansas.
      3. A former settlement in California.
      4. A village in Stephenson County, Illinois.
      5. A town in Pike County, Indiana.
      6. An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.
      7. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
      8. A village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
      9. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
      10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
   4. Ellipsis of 8270 Winslow.: An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System

      Synonyms: 8270 Winslow, Asteroid Winslow

2. A surname.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname

Derived terms

• 8270 Winslow
• Asteroid Winslow
• Bromyard and Winslow
• Winslow Crater
• Winslow Lake
• Winslow Reef

 

Translations

city in Arizona

• Hopi: Homolʼovi
• Navajo: Béésh Sinil