# Windsor
## English
### Alternative forms

* Windsore (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈwɪndzɚ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɪndzə/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Proper noun

Windsor
* Windsor, Berkshire, a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle.
* Other places in England, besides the famous Windsor in Berkshire:
** A hamlet in Polperro parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1851).
** A neighbourhood of Crowle, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7612).
* Several places in Australia:
** A town in New South Wales, Australia.
** An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
** A locality in South Australia.
** An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
* Several places in Canada:
** A former town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now part of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
** A community of Hants County, Nova Scotia.
** Windsor, Ontario, a city in Essex County, Ontario, famous for its auto industry.
** A town in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
* A township in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
* A suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
* Several places in the United States:
** A town in Sonoma County, California.
** A home rule municipality of Larimer County and Weld County, Colorado.
** A large town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
** An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida.
** A gated community and census-designated place on Orchard Island, Indian River County, Florida.
** An unincorporated community in Walton County, Georgia.
** A village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
    Synonym: New Windsor
** A small city in Shelby County, Illinois.
** An unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky.
** A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
** A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
** A city in Henry County and Pettis County, Missouri.
** A small town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
** A small unincorporated community in Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
** A town and village in Broome County, New York.
** A town, the county seat of Bertie County, North Carolina.
** An unincorporated community in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
** A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
** A small town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
** A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
** A town in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
** A village and former town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Windsor Township.
* A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Berkshire.
* A male given name transferred from the surname.
* The Royal House of Windsor — from the traditional seat at Windsor Castle.

#### Derived terms

* brown Windsor soup
* full-Windsor
* half-Windsor
* New Windsor
* Old Windsor
* poor knights of Windsor
* Red Windsor
* Windsor and Maidenhead
* Windsor bean
* Windsor blue
* Windsor chair
* Windsor County
* Windsorian
* Windsor Locks
* Windsor soap

### References

* ↑ South S.R., The Book of Windsor, Barracuda Books, 1977
* ↑ NZ Topo Map: Otago