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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.
Winchester
From an English place name, derived from Venta, of Celtic origin, and Latin castrum meaning “camp, fortress”.
Willoughby
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English wilig “willow” and Old Norse býr “farm, settlement”.