Origin: Old English
Meaning: “joy and peace”
also Welsh: holy, blessed reconciliation
Best Nicknames
Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Fredi, Fredy,
Win, Winne, Winnie, Wynn, Wynne
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Winafred, Winefred, Winefride, Winefried,
Winfreda, Winfrieda, Winifryd, Winnifred,
Wynafred, Wynifred, Wynnifred
Winifred TV and Movie Quotes:
“Mrs. Torrance, your husband introduced you as Winifred.
Now, are you a Winnie or a Freddy?” The Shining (1980)
“Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets.”
The Jungle Book (1967)
Famous people named Winifred or its variations
1. Winifred Knox Peck (1882-1962), English author
2. Winifred Mabel Newberry Brunton (1880-1959), English painter
3. Winifred Eveleen Gérin (1901-1981), Brontë family biographer
Winifred Middle Names
Winifred Amanda
Winifred Bernice
Winifred Jayne
Winifred Marie
Winifred Patience
I have a Winifred, and we call her Winnie.
My mother told me, “Just leave the fred off”. So I’ve been Wini all my life.
Winky!
We have a Winnifred, and we call her, winn, windy, windy-Fred.