Winston is a name deriving from the old saxon / norse words "wynn" meaning "good" or "beautiful" and "stonn" meaning town or place.

Winston is the name of several places in England:

• Winston, County Durham
• Winston, Suffolk

- and in the United States of America:

• Winston, Florida
• Winston, Georgia
• Winston, Missouri
• Winston, Montana
• Winston, New Mexico
• Winston, Oregon
• Winston County, Alabama
• Winston County, Mississippi

There is also Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which has given its name to two brands of cigarettes, see Winston (cigarette) and Salem (cigarette).

Winston as person may refer to:

• Arthur Winston (1906-2006), U.S. centenarian, "Employee of the Century"
• Eric Winston (born 1983), U.S. football player
• George Winston (born 1949), U.S. pianist
• George T. Winston (1852-1932), U.S. educator
• Harry Winston (1896-1978), U.S. jeweller
• Hattie Winston (born 1945), U.S. actress
• Jimmy Winston, British organist (The Small Faces)
• John A. Winston (1812-1871), U.S. politician
• Joseph Winston (1747-1815), U.S. politician
• Matt Winston, U.S. actor
• Nat Winston, U.S. psychiatrist
• Peter Winston (born 1958), U.S. chess player
• Robert Winston (born 1940), British scientist, politician & TV presenter
• Stan Winston (born 1946), U.S. special effects & makeup artist

Fictional characters:

• Dallas Winston
• Ezra Winston
• Randall Winston
• Winston Smith from the George Orwell novel 1984 (novel).

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