Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard from
Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), by
A A Milne. The name Winnie has associations with the character from the children’s book.
fair one white and smooth soft happiness fair and pure
Other names
Related names
Winne
Winnie or Winny (/ˈwɪniː/WIN-ee) is a male and female given name of Welsh origin, a short form (
hypocorism) of
Edwina,
Winona,
Winifred or
Winnifred, Winter,
Gwendolyn,
Guinevere (Welsh),
Gwyneth (Welsh), and
Wynne (Welsh). The name's meaning is: fair one, white and smooth, soft, happiness, or fair and pure. The popularity of the name Winnie steadily declined among American women in the 20th century, but in the 1990 US Census, still ranked 699th of 4276.[1] Some commentators note that the name has risen in use for girls along with other names of a similar style that all exude
cuteness and promote
enjoyment, perhaps in reaction to serious times.[2]
It is also a male name from
Cambodia (meaning bright),[3] or a short form of the English given name
Winston. It can derive from many other names ending in -win such as Edwin, Darwin, etc., or be a nickname for the Welsh name
Wyn.
People
Varina Anne Davis (1864–1898), called Winnie, author and daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
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