Message: "Winnie" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Winnie

by Gloria Rose (ireenee)

1/26/2007, 2:58 PM

Just recently, I fell in love with this name! I disliked it until I actually met a little girl named Winnie. She was adorable and the name suited her. I don't think I would use it as a complete first name and I don't LOVE Winifred. Are there any other names you can think of that might work with Winnie as a nickname? Or maybe you could try to convince me how great Winifred is? Haha, good luck with that one.

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- Cambria (Korrine)

1/27/2007, 9:59 AM

You could use it as a nn for Winona, my personal favorite "win" name. Or try one of the following:

Winter
Edwina
Jaswinder
Olwin
Rowina

- Soul (guest)

1/27/2007, 4:36 AM

Winnie is adorable. Winifred is one of my favourite names.

All I can think of are Winter, Rowena / Rowina (I prefer the former), Winona, and Edwina. Oh, and Jaswinder (which IMO is gorgeous), if you like Indian names.

- Lumiereslove

1/26/2007, 8:19 PM

Winnie the Pooh?

I don't like it. It makes me think of Winnie the Pooh.

- Jae

1/26/2007, 4:58 PM

How about...
Gwyn / Gwynn
Gwyneth
Guinevere
Gwendolyn / Gwendolen
Gwendoline
Wynne
Winter
Windsor
Winona
Olwin / Olwen
Arwen
Anwen
Branwen
Bronwen / Bronwyn
Ceridwen / Cerridwen
Ceinwen
Eilwen
Eirwen
Mairwen
Tegwen
Morwen
Blodwen
Aeronwen ?

- Juls

1/26/2007, 4:38 PM

I love the nickname Winnie, but I also have trouble finding a good full name to fit it. Maybe Winona, Gwendolyn, or Willow?

- Tuesday (trayc53)

1/26/2007, 4:07 PM

I love Winnie as a nickname for Winona.

- brynnash

1/26/2007, 4:06 PM

Winnie is so cute and quirky, but I have one problem with it. I currently know 4 dogs named Winnie, and one of them is a pug that my family dog-sits very frequently! Now every time I hear the name Winnie, I think of a wrinkly little pug face! It's very cute, though.

I agree with you...Winifred is not the best. I guess a lot of the Welsh names that end in -wyn or -wen (Bronwyn/Bronwen, Mairwen, etc.) could have Winnie as a nickname.

- Emily (1crzychick)

1/26/2007, 3:48 PM

Some names for Winnie:

Gwendolyn
Winifred
Guinevere

That's all I can think of right now. I did read a book that had a little girl named Winnalee, lol.

This message was edited 1/26/2007, 3:48 PM

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

1/26/2007, 3:46 PM

I love Winifred and Winnie. And look! Winifred looks beautiful when you search it on Google: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~perkwhit/photos%20for%20photo%20gallery/winifred%20dunne.jpg

I also love Guinnevere nn Winnie.

And if neither of those are quite your style, you could always do Gwendolyn / Gwendolen nn Winnie (which I also like). Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years was a Gwendolyn Cooper in full: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/hiiiimjamie/kevin-arnold-winnie-cooper.jpg

Array

- name_lover (guest)

1/26/2007, 3:21 PM

Wasn't the "Winnie" on the Wonder Years character's full name Gwendolyn?

- name_lover (guest)

1/26/2007, 3:20 PM

I always thought Winnie was a nickname for Gwendolyn. It would work anyway, I think.

Heidi

- raindancing

1/26/2007, 3:02 PM

any name with Win Wyn or even Wen might work
Bronwyn Branwen Olwyn Edwina/ Edwyna Gwyneth Eowyn Winona Winter

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