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Archivessurname Mountbatten-Windsor
My surname is Mountbatten-Windsor. I want to know the origin of this surname.
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Windsor means literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside” and Mountbatten originates from the town name Battenberg or Batten mountain, a small town in Hesse. Batten means “to improve, or get better” in Middle English.
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