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The boy's name Windsor \

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "riverbank with a winch". Place name. Name of the town and castle in England, and also the surname of the British royal family. It was originally Wettin before 1917, but during World War I, a staunch English name was adopted as it seemed more patriotic against Germany. Also the name of a style of tying a necktie, invented by the Duke of Windsor, who was a great dandy.

Windsor has 2 variant forms: Winsor and Wyndsor.

Baby names that sound like Windsor are Wenzel and Yantsey.

Windsor is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#4838 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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