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Winnie v Bonnie

31 replies

thamesk8 · 13/05/2015 22:23

Which do you prefer?

Any ideas on fuller names for either of them... Winifred and Bonita !!!
really?

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2boys2girls · 13/05/2015 22:27

Bronwyn nn Winnie
Indifferent to them so its an either or,

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DampAndRotten · 13/05/2015 22:39

Of the two, Bonnie.

I agree with 2boys though - Bronwyn (or Bronwen) is beautiful and then you could use either nn..

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sweetpeame · 13/05/2015 22:46

I don't like either name to be homest but if you're going for one the Bronwen nn Bonnie is better.

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debricassartcleary · 13/05/2015 22:50

What about Minnie instead? Not keen sorry but Bonnie if had to choose.

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DramaAlpaca · 13/05/2015 22:50

Bonnie

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Whenwillwe3meetagain · 13/05/2015 22:51

Bronwyn can be translated from Welsh to English as white breasts!

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getbusyliving · 13/05/2015 22:57

how about Wilhelmina ? nn Minnie or Willa

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timelyreminder · 13/05/2015 23:23

Winnie.

Bonnie is a 1980s Blue Peter dog or Bonnie Langford.

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ch1134 · 14/05/2015 20:07

Winona?
Though personally I don't like the sound of 'Winnie'. It sounds whinghy.

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ColdCottage · 14/05/2015 20:11

Arwen for Winnie

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AuntieStella · 14/05/2015 20:15

Winnie (the Pooh?) is usually Winifred, but could be any ends-in-wyn name. It doesn't sound whingy to me, but a whinny is a definite type of noise.

Bonnie is OK - and as all babies are bonny by definition, it could be a totally random nn.

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SueGeneris · 14/05/2015 20:19

The Winnie I know is short for Winsome.

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EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 15/05/2015 10:15

God not Winnie. Please! Bonnie is pretty, Winnie isn't.

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Marcipex · 15/05/2015 11:14

Bonnie is awful, twee-yet-drab, and Winnie is just plain drab.
Sorry but please don't.

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squoosh · 15/05/2015 11:35

Bonnie is acceptable.

Winnie is dreadful.

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Jazzicatz · 15/05/2015 11:38

Definitely names for a Labrador!

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PrivatePike · 15/05/2015 11:39

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Allthatnonsense · 15/05/2015 11:39

Both so lovely!

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gnushoes · 15/05/2015 11:42

Winnie Mandela? Bonnie Langford?? Hmm.

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OutragedFromLeeds · 15/05/2015 11:46

I'm not keen on either, but I prefer Winnie. It's cute for a little girl, don't like it for an older child/adult though. Could be short for Edwina, Gwyneth, Guinevere, Gwendolyn, Winter or Winona. All of which are pretty awful imo.