indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Derived from an unattested Old English given name, *Wyngeofu, composed of the elements wyn "joy" and geofu "battle".(It can also be a variant of the Dutch occupational surname Winne, derived from Middle Low German winne "peasant" and used for an agricultural worker.)