Origin: Old English
Meaning: “friend’s field”
Best Nicknames:
Win, Winn, Winnie, Wynn
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Winnfield, Wynfield, Wynnfield
Winfield Book Quotes:
“Hancock was named after Winfield Scott…”
Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Wisconsin (2005)
“The hotel was named after Winfield Scott, a hero of Elizabeth from
the War of 1812 and the Civil War.” Linden, New Jersey (2002)
Famous people named Winfield or its variations
1. Winfield Alexander Garnett (b. 1976), American football pro
2. Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-86), American Army general
3. Winfield Scott (1786-1866), American Army general;
nickname: Old Fuss and Feathers
Winfield Middle Names
Winfield Aloysius
Winfield Drake
Winfield Maurice
Winfield Nathan
Winfield Thomas