Winnie name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 15th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Celtic and Old English

Usage: English, German, Welsh, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: wi(n)-nie

Meaning: Friend of Peace and White

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What does Winnie mean?
Variations of Winnie
Middle Names for Winnie
How popular is Winnie?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Winnie
Famous People Named Winnie
Lists having Winnie

What does Winnie mean?

Noteworthy and Conifer Winnie's origin is Celtic and Old English, meaning of Winnie is "Friend of Peace or White" used prevalently in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, Welsh, German, Finnish and Greenlandic is a gender-neutral name .

Winnie is variant form of frequently used and all time favorite Winifred. Winifred is variant of Guinevere. Also Winifred is variant form of Úna. Winifred is English form of Gwenfrewi. Winifred's meaning is Holy and Fair Reconciliation is rooted from English and German.

How do I pronounce Winnie?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Winnie as wi(n)-nie. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., wih-nee.

Variants of Winnie

Vini, Winifred, Guinevere, Úna, Gwenfrewi, Vinie, Gaenor, Jenifer, Gwennie, Gwenn, Gwenhwyfar, Juno

Names that rhyme with Winnie

How popular is the name Winnie?

a popular name in United States with over 24023 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. At the peak of its usage in 1881, it ranked 159th when 541 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names an astonishing 63 times Winnie was a common name in England and Wales. Over 753 babies have been named Winnie since 1996.

At the peak of its usage in 2018,. However after 24 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Winnie is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, even after 22 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 400.

Over 111 people have been named Winnie in Ireland. In France, it has been in use since 1985 and achieved its top ranking of 1683 in 1989. Winnie is a rare baby name in Belgium and may not be used now as it was last seen in 1995.

But Winnie is a popular baby name in Kenya where every 1 in 600 have the name as well as in, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Philippines, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malaysia, Sudan, Zambia and Canada.

At least, 320000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			1003	257
2017			1000	257
2016			1094	233
2015			1185	212
2014			1407	162

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Winnie in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	8	16	302	103

Numerological analysis of Winnie

You can easily adapt to new people and new environments. Sincerity is something you respect and practice. You are a peacemaker and always avoid conflicts. You are a good listener, and always give the best advice, especially when it comes to relationships. You want a stable, deep connection with people. You are a strong, awake, down-to-earth person. And you need someone with total opposite traits.

Looking for a name like Winnie? Please go through the following names

Cinàed - Of Celtic origin, Cinàed means "Born of Fire" is bestowed upon boys
Tauno - Desirable and Ceaseless Latin and Finnish Tauno bestowed upon both genders is especially used in Finnish, Danish and Swedish. Tauno is Finnish equivalent of Augustine. Also Tauno is Finnish form of Donald
Genoveffa predominantly is used in Italian, meaning of Genoveffa is "Jennifer" used for baby girls is originated from Germanic and Celtic
Gaël - Used chiefly in Finnish and Danish, Gaël aimed at baby boys is originated from Celtic and Old Norse, Gaël means "Celtic Tribe or About 500 Bc Before Our Era"
Maëlia - Maëlias origin is Celtic, meaning of Maëlia is "Prince or Lord"

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Middle names for Winnie

Some great options for familiar and endearing middle names to go with Winnie.

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Famous people named Winnie

Winnie Yu, Hong Kong Radio Personality and the Deputy Chairman of Commercial Radio Hong Kong
Winnie Leuszler, Canadian long distance swimmer
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, deputy minister of arts and culture
Winnie Ewing, significant by-election
Winnie Laban, former New Zealand politician
Winnie Holzman, American dramatist, screenwriter and poet

Winnie Ruth Judd, medical secretary in Phoenix, Arizona,
Winnie van Weerdenburg, Dutch swimmer
Winnie Johnson-Marquart, daughter of Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr
Winnie Lau, Hong Kong singer and actress
Winnie Lightner, American stage and motion picture actress
Winnie Hsin, Taiwanese singer
Winnie Haatrecht, retired Dutch-Surinamese footballer and currently a player's agent
Winnie Gibson, second director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
Winnie Stack in Welcome to Paradise as Actress
Winnie Cooper in Avec et contre moi as Actress
Winnie Wong in An Inconvenient Truth as Miscellaneous Crew
Winnie Böwe in 3 as Actress
Winnie Mandela in Plot for Peace as

Winnie Collins in The Swingin' Mrs. Jones as Actress
Winnie Leung in San ging caat goo si as Actress
Winnie Hollman in Eyes of Laura Mars as Actress
Winnie Agger is well-known for her acting in short M�rker�d
Winnie Ndemera, from 1990 comedy and fantasy flick Jit, who portrayed Jukwa.
In 2017, Winnie Yi-Tsim So played the role of Hashimoto Jun in comedy film War of the Youth.
In 2000 action and crime flick, Xiang si chen xianzai, Winnie He portrayed Pei.

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