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Winifred?

59 replies

Sexnotgender · 20/01/2021 19:08

I hate picking a name😂

Winnie would be her usual name but would put Winifred on the BC.

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Babydust13 · 20/01/2021 19:11

I really like it ❤️

AtomicSquash · 20/01/2021 19:16

Love it!

NotCornflakes · 20/01/2021 19:17

Winnie is cute but I don't think Winifred is quite ready for a comeback.

metalkprettyoneday · 20/01/2021 19:18

I know a little girl with that name and think it’s nice.

majesticallyawkward · 20/01/2021 19:18

I like it, worked with a winifred but if I'm honest I immediately make the hocus pocus connection.

Greaterthanthesumoftheparts · 20/01/2021 19:19

My grandma was Winifred so I love it. You can also have Freddie as a nickname, I think it’s cool for a girl.

smallandimperfectlyformed · 20/01/2021 19:20

I don't know why, perhaps I have met one or two, but this name makes me smile and think of elderly Caribbean ladies. It is old fashioned but I think of it quite fondly!

Throwaway99 · 20/01/2021 19:22

Awful.

JanewaysBun · 20/01/2021 19:22

Sounds nice, a strong name

ErrolTheDragon · 20/01/2021 19:33

Awful. One of the irredeemably ugly old fashioned names. Older family members saddled with it hated it.

MaverickDanger · 20/01/2021 19:33

Winnie is cute, I know a little girl called Winnie day to day but her BC name is Winter.

Quercus3 · 20/01/2021 20:08

I would be delighted to meet a baby Winifred!

ThatVeganFeminist · 20/01/2021 20:09

God no
I have a relative in her 60s who is winifred and she found it old fashioned when she was young. It's not a chic old lady name.

RuthW · 20/01/2021 20:12

Lovely

Singlenotsingle · 20/01/2021 20:14

Horrible. So old fashioned.

katy1213 · 20/01/2021 20:14

Greasy, mousey hair and NHS specs part of the package?

AlexaShutUp · 20/01/2021 20:15

Horrible. It's a very ugly name in my view. Winnie is ok, not great but not awful.

JemimaTiggywinkle · 20/01/2021 20:22

I like it

twinkledag · 20/01/2021 20:25

Awful - sorry

pinkandblueflowers · 20/01/2021 20:34

Lovely name

Sexnotgender · 20/01/2021 20:34

Haha, very mixed responses 😂 I’m not super sold so it’s probably off the list.

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 20/01/2021 21:02

Guilty pleasure name, but I probably only like it because of the TV show "Angel" - one of the main characters was Winifred but she was known as "Fred" (and to be honest if you wanted the Fred nickname rather than Winnie, then Freda or even Frederica sound a bit less old-fashioned than Winifred).

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 20/01/2021 21:25

I think it is a lot nicer than many of the old lady names that are popular at the moment
Winnie, fred, freddie,freda are all cute pet names.

formerbabe · 20/01/2021 21:28

It's sweet for a baby and an old lady...not so much for a teen and a young/middle aged woman

TigerDroveAgain · 20/01/2021 21:30

No, no: a zillion nicer names

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