Wynchester

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Winchestre, Wynchestre
• Winceastre, Wincestre (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Wintanceastre, Winteceaster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwint͡ʃɛstər/

Proper noun

Wynchester

1. Winchester (the county town of Hampshire, England, United Kingdom).
2. a habitational surname

Descendants

• English: Winchester

References

• “Win-chestre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-19.
• p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.