Winston is a name deriving from the old saxon / norse words "wynn" meaning "good" or "beautiful" and "stonn" meaning town or place.

Winston is the name of several places in England:

• Winston, County Durham
• Winston, Suffolk

- and in the United States of America:

• Winston, Florida
• Winston, Georgia
• Winston, New Mexico
• Winston, Oregon

There is also Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which has given its name to two brands of cigarettes.