Winnifred

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NN for Winnifred please.

I think that song was sung by St Winifred's School Choir - ie. a lady saint. She died for the sake of her chastity.

here does show an interesting alternative spelling Winefride, which could lead to some interesting booze related nn's.

Nope, the choirgirls were definitely St Winifred's!

The saint's name is sometimes spelt Winefride?

I think I like that better. Still wouldn't be my choice for a name, sorry.

Could shorten to Win, I suppose. That might be...aspirational

x post piprabbit!

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Apparently Winfred was the birth name of Saint Boniface, but has been out of use for centuries.

Niffy?

My husband nixed this for HDD2 as being "one step too far into old lady". And we have an Edith.

But I love it, as long as you promise to spell it with one N.

NIFFY?
Well I've gone off it totally now.

Whoops!

WINFRED

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: WIN-frid [key]

Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and frið "peace". This was the birth name of the 8th-century missionary Saint Boniface. It became rare after the Norman conquest, though it was revived in the 19th century.

WINFRIED

Gender: Masculine

Usage: German

German form of WINFRED

Winfried is relatively common in German speaking countries.

It has to be Winnie.

My Grandmother was called Winifred but everyone called her Win. I think shortening it to Winnie is nice but not keen on Win.

I love Winifred , very Angela Brazil, but DH sadly vetoed for dd.

Agree, it's definitely feminine in this cou ntry.

Winnie the Pooh

Anything with -FRED sounds very masculine to my ears...

... and Win/Winnie sounds masculine too (or is Winnie the pooh a girl?).

But of course that is just my view - feel free to ignore it .

My nan was called Winifred and her NN was Wyn.