English

Proper noun

Winnie

1. 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 9780679748083)

     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 978-0-7538-2787-1, 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.

2. A diminutive of the male given name Winston.

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See also

• Winnie the Pooh

Danish

Proper noun

Winnie

1. A female given name, borrowed from English in the 20th century.