Winston
noun
1.
a male given name.
noun
1.
Robert (Maurice Lipson), Baron. born 1940, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, noted for his work on human infertility treatment; as a broadcaster, his TV series include The Human Body (1998) and How Science Changed the World (2010)
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