Winnie - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Winnie \wi(n)-nie\ is a variant of Guinevere (Welsh), Gwyneth (Welsh), Winifred (Welsh, Old English), Winona (Native American Indian) and Wynne (Welsh), and the meaning of Winnie is "fair one; white and smooth, soft; happiness; holy, blessed reconciliation; joy and peace; first-born daughter; fair, pure". See also Edwina.

The baby name Winnie sounds like Vinnie, Jinnie, Winne and Wynnie. Other similar baby names are Binnie, Sinnie, Cinnie, Dinnie, Ginnie, Minnie and Linnie.

Winnie is a very common first name for women (#699 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#17920 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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