Winnifred

Gender：
Pronounced： [ WIN-i-frid ]
Popularity：
Usage：Welsh, English

Meaning & History：

Variant of WINIFRED.

WINIFRED female Welsh, English

Anglicized form of GWENFREWI, the spelling altered by association with WINFRED. It became used in England in the 16th century.

GWENFREWI female Welsh

Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and frewi "reconciliation, peace". This was the name of a 7th-century Welsh saint and martyr.

WINFRED male English

Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "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.

Names related to Winnifred：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Winifred, Winnifred

WELSH: Gwenfrewi, Winifred, Winnifred

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Freda, Freddie, Winnie

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Winifrid

ANGLO-SAXON: Winfrith, Winfrið

ENGLISH: Winfred

GERMAN: Winfried