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Subject: Re: re-Winslade
Author: Jim Young   (guest, 213.249.129.2)
Date: March 14, 2006 at 3:33:58 AM
Reply to: re-Winslade by E.McDonald
It's from a Hampshire place-name. It's said to mean "Win's stream", Win being a man's name meaning "friend" (as in Goodwin, etc.). I don't know how anybody could lay claim to a stream. I suppose it could be the stream that flows past Win's house.

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