Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM Mike C update #117
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM Mike C update #105
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM Mike C update #96
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM Mike C update #94
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM Mike C update #90
5/30/2011, 5:41 PM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Type Surname (from nickname)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪn.təɹ/(American English) /ˈwɪn.tə/(British English) /ˈvɪn.tɐ/(German)

Meaning & History

From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.