Winnie
English
Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Winnie
- A diminutive of the female given name Winifred or, less often, of Winona.
- 1880 Alfred Tennyson: Minnie and Winnie:
- Minnie and Winnie
- Slept in a shell.
- Sleep, little ladies!
- And they slept well.
- 1991, Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, Vintage Books →ISBN
- And I became Winnie, which Jimmy Louie said was a lively and lucky-sounding name. "Win, win, win," he said.
- 2002 Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix, →ISBN, page 127:
- Mrs Conchita Warren is an unusual name, I thought as I cycled towards Limehouse. Most local women were Doris, Winnie, Ethel (pronounced Eff) or Gertie.
- 1880 Alfred Tennyson: Minnie and Winnie:
- A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
Translations
A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
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A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.
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See also
Danish
Proper noun
Winnie
- a female given name, borrowed from English in the 20th century.
Tagalog
Etymology
Proper noun
Winnie
- a female given name from English
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