Comments on: Name of the Day: Winifred http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Winifred http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-25013 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:40:19 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-25013 It was fun to stumble on this discussion! I’ve been living with this name for some time and have come to really like it–especially for its meaning. When I was little, our dictionary simply said that it was Teutonic, and meant “friend of peace” and I loved that. I dropped the Winnie nickname as soon as I left high school and found a whole new crowd of people who didn’t already have that implanted in their brains, and I’ve been using Winifred ever since. But I love the story of St Winifred, and the Welsh meanings…fair/blessed reconciliation or peace–which is much the same thing even though the names came around from entirely different places and only met in the middle, so to speak. (For the record I love Winnie the Pooh, but his name was Edward Bear, and I feel there is no true name association there.)
St Winifred also shows up in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters–the first book in the series, A Morbid Taste for Bones.

]]> By: Annie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-24944 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:55:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-24944 I too wanted to add to the discussion since my 11 month old is Winifred Charlotte. Winnie is her paternal paternal great grandmother and Charlotte is her maternal maternal great grandmother. ;-) We love family names and I especially love whimsical older names (If my husband was on board she would have been Fern(ie)!) Thank you for sharing the origin of the names. It is going to be a fabulous bedtime story (although we’ll have to change some details). We always get such wonderful comments about her name since she is truly and joyful baby with a happy name. I think it was meant to be!

]]> By: Reader Baby Name Story: The Last-Minute Choice | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-22877 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:16:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-22877 [...] youngest daughter is Matilda Winifred Jane, nicknamed Tilly. My older children are Genevieve “Neve“, Oliver [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 1/23/10 « Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-17552 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:04:02 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-17552 [...] tried to help a reader find a formal name for Winnie. The mom suggested Winifred, while the dad was all about Winsome.  I see the appeal of Winsome, but it seems like a tough one [...]

]]> By: nickeye05 http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-16045 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:30:46 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-16045 Winnifred can be young… Winnie is good for a child and as a young adult she can go by Winn… a truly winn winn situation lol

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-11222 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:21:21 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-11222 LOL! My 18 m.o. is a chunk, too. But so was her big brother, and now he’s a bean pole.

Winifred is a great name, and I love the nn Winnie – and Freddie, too!

]]> By: JM1979 http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-11221 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:35:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-11221 I just had to add to the discussion because I have a 14-month-old daughter named Winifred and she goes by Winnie (although her dad likes to call her “Freddie”). We were —> <— this close to naming her Iris, but two nights before she was born, we mistakenly ran across Winifred in a baby name book and we looked up at each other knowing we both loved that name! There's no real family tie; we just love the name. I do, however, also LOVE the name Gwendolyn ("Winnie"). My little girl gets a lot of flack for her name at only 14-months, though. The teachers at her daycare call her "Pooh-Pooh" and I don't really care for that. =( Of course, it doesn't help that she's super juicy (read: big) and her little cheeks stick out to forever… so, she does kind of look like a little "Pooh Bear!"

]]> By: chaneltara http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-3800 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:56:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-3800 I want to like this name…I just don’t. I adore Wynn for a boy, adore. It’s rich in historical family significance and sentimental value for me. I think nothing would be sweeter than calling a little boy Wynnie (the pooh!). Any chance we could ever have Wynn (for a boy) as one of the names of the day?

]]> By: Welsh Names Strong Brave Battle Girl http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-3738 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:55:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-3738 [...] Name of the Day: Winifred « Appellation Mountain [...]

]]> By: youcantcallitit http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/19/name-of-the-day-winifred/#comment-3729 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:52:30 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1686#comment-3729 Thanks, Abby. The history of this name is fascinating to me, especially since it’s slightly murky.

Just saw the Oscar’s post on nameberry! Congratulations!!! Great idea to devote the post to the boys alone, I think. They can get short shrift with the variety of leading ladies to choose from. Great job!!!

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