Släkthistoria för Winkle
Winkle Vad efternamn betyder
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Winkel. English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Wincle (Cheshire) or possibly from Winkhill in Waterfall (Staffordshire). The placenames probably derive from Old English wincel ‘nook corner’ though the Cheshire placename may alternatively derive from Old English wince ‘sharp bend in a river corner’ + hyll ‘hill’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
