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Winifred
I have really been crushing on the name Winifred the past couple of weeks.I really like the sound, but I don't like the nickname Winnie very much. I've considered Freddie because I have a bit of a penchant for liking boy nicknames for girl nicknames when derived from feminine names (Jo from Josephine, Theo / Teddy / Ted from Theodora, Lou from Louise / Louisa, etc.) However, I'm just not digging Freddie. Part of what I like about Winifred is the softness of the "win" part. Thoughts?-----------------------------------------
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I love Winifred, but I have the same problem as you. I don't care for Freddie at all, personally. Winnie is the better of the two choices, but still not really my cup of tea.She doesn't have to have a nickname. She could just be Winifred. I'm going to read the below responses to see if anyone had ideas.
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Winifred is one of my absolute favorite names! I prefer Freddie to Winnie as a nickname.
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I want to like Winifred, but I can't. I like Winnie when I hear it on other kids, but it sounds so insubstantial as an actual name. Same with Freddie.
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Love Winifred. Love Winnie. Love Freda (as in Freda Dudley-Ward, born Winifred). Love Win as a nn too, although more for a boy, as in Winfield or Winston. Winifred is so wistful and endearing. It's got historic romance all over it. And W names for girls are so rare. I've been crushing on it lately myself. :0)

This message was edited 6/5/2014, 12:15 PM

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I don't love Winifred at all, but you go for it! I also enjoy boy nicknames for girls, so I think Freddie could be quite sweet.
How about
Eddie
Reddie
Red
Win
Windy
Innie
Indy
Finn
Finnie
Niffie
NiftyAnything catch your eye/ear?
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I don't really like Winifred that much. For some reason I think it would be a good name for a pig or cow. Winnie is too tied to Winnie the Pooh for me.
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I think Winifred is ugly and even Winnie is a slight improvement.
However, here's a nn you might not have thought of. In "The Shining" the character of Wendy's real name is Winifred.
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