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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM Mike C update #117
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2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪnd.zəɹ/(American English) /ˈwɪnd.zə/(British English)

Meaning & History

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English (a windlass is a lifting apparatus). This has been the surname of the royal family of the United Kingdom since 1917.