Meaning & Origin
A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district . A locality in Bromyard and Winslow parish, Herefordshire, England, including the hamlets of Lower and Upper Winslow . A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319. A number of places in the United States: A city in Navajo County, Arizona. A minor city in Washington County, Arkansas. A former settlement in California. A village and township in Stephenson County, Illinois. A town in Pike County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky. A town in Kennebec County, Maine. A village in Dodge County, Nebraska. A township in Camden County, New Jersey. An unincorporated community and township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. A neighbourhood (and former name) of the city of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia. A locality in the Shire of Moyne, Victoria, Australia. Ellipsis of 8270 Winslow: an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.
Winslow is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the English place name meaning 'Wine's burial mound' or 'friend's hill,' from the Old English elements wine (friend) and hlaw (hill or mound). Winslow Homer, the beloved American painter, is its most famous bearer.
Winslow has a quietly distinguished, artistic quality — it sounds like New England coastal watercolors and summer light on the Maine coast. The female use of this surname-name is growing, giving it a fresh, modern energy while keeping its historic American artistic associations.