Given name & surname
Winch
“lapwing”
Winch is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Winch goes back to Old English hlēapewince, meaning “lapwing.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English winċe (“winch”), from Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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