Windsor - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Windsor \wi-nd-sor, win-dsor\ 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Windsor. Compare Windsor with related baby names.