Winnie

See also: winnie

English

Etymology

Diminutives +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪni/
• Homophone: whinny

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:

     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.

2. A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
3. A census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States, named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor.
4. An unincorporated community in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Winnie-the-Poohish

 

Translations

A diminutive of the male given name Winston.

• Esperanto: Ŭinĉjo
• Russian: Винни m (Vinni)

A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.

• Esperanto: Ŭinjo

See also

• Winnie the Pooh

Danish

Proper noun

Winnie

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Winnie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwini/, [ˈwi.nɪ]
• Syllabification: Wi‧nnie

Proper noun

Winnie (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜈᜒ)

1. a female given name from English