Winfield

From various English place names, derived from Old English winn “meadow, pasture” and feld “field”.
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Windsor

From the name of a few English towns, one notably the site of Windsor Castle. Their names mean “riverbank with a windlass” in Old English, a windlass being a lifting apparatus. In 1917 the British royal family adopted this name (after Windsor Castle), replacing their previous name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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Winchester

From an English place name, derived from Venta, of Celtic origin, and Latin castrum meaning “camp, fortress”.
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Willoughby

From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English wilig “willow” and Old Norse býr “farm, settlement”.
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