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Winifred

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17caterpillars1mouse · 12/09/2019 16:06

Thoughts on Winifred shortened to Winnie.

I imagine most won't like it but I can just picture a little toddler Winifred. Not sure it would be liked as a teenager but Winnie surely wouldn't stand out amongst the Connie's, Millie's, Frankie's etc

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Leaveitout · 12/09/2019 22:09

I really don't think old ladies names are in Confused

gnushoes · 12/09/2019 22:06

Everyone saying it's cute or hip for a teenager - how about for a young woman in the workplace?

Bapman · 12/09/2019 22:03

It’s really cute. And old lady names are back in, So it’s not super out there

milliefiori · 12/09/2019 22:02

I love it. Winnie is cute and Freddie is great.

Queenoftheashes · 12/09/2019 22:00

Reminds me of the shining
Oh and the elephant in jungle book

CassianAndor · 12/09/2019 21:58

Awful, but the achingly hip wannabes seem to be trying to reclaim it.

Ugly and old fashioned for a reason. See also Olive and Joan.

teddybearsbear · 12/09/2019 21:56

I love it and very nearly used it for my DD.

Raaaaaah · 12/09/2019 21:23

It was my darling Grandmas name. She hated it and always went by her middle name. I like it and wish that I had used it as a middle name for one of our girls. But I have form for Grannyish and unusual names.

ChChChChangez · 12/09/2019 21:15

Very cute.

sorrythisusernameisinuse · 12/09/2019 21:12

I went to a school with a girl from China called Winnie and I've always absolutely loved the name!

TFSRM · 12/09/2019 20:56

I love it and either Winnie or Freddie as nicknames. Go for it.

tryingtobebetterallthetime · 12/09/2019 20:43

The more I say it the more it grows on me. Love its Welsh origin. An alternative is Millicent.

TheRLodger · 12/09/2019 20:17

I actually quite like it. I probably wouldn’t choose it myself but I’d entertain the idea

ComeTheFuck0nBridget · 12/09/2019 19:59

I love it

hexagon01 · 12/09/2019 19:52

It wouldn’t be my choice, but I can imagine a cool little Winnie. My friend has a Wifred and I don’t like the name but he is such a sweetie and it’s just his name - I don’t think “ugh what a terrible name” when I see him, it’s just his name. I think I’d feel the same about a Winifred.

Bubblysqueak · 12/09/2019 19:47

I like it.

haverhill · 12/09/2019 19:46

Wynne?

Shopkinsdoll · 12/09/2019 19:45

Dear god no.

saffy1234 · 12/09/2019 19:43

Love it,was in my shortlist for my DD ,but my husband preferred Dorothy x

ncqtime · 12/09/2019 19:38

Love it. Hate Winnie though. Fred is much better.

BetweenTheMoon · 12/09/2019 19:36

I absolutely LOVE it. It was one of my first choices but my best friends Nan was called Winifred nn. Winnie and she said it has always been top of her list.

A name is a name, doesn't matter how 'old' it is, it can be used again in any generation.

Go for it OP.

LateMumma · 12/09/2019 19:36

Love it, ace name!

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 12/09/2019 19:32

Winifred is alright. Could be cool and unusual on a teenager, and Fred as a nickname is pretty cool, but Winnie just reminds me of Winnie the Pooh.

BrendasUmbrella · 12/09/2019 19:30

She'll almost definitely end up choosing Freddie as a nickname over Winnie.

Oranginna · 12/09/2019 19:06

Would you yourself like to be called Winifred, OP?

If I met someone else called Winifred I would think it was very cool, but I'm not sure I would be brave enough to choose it for myself.