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.

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Danish

Proper noun

Winnie

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Winnie.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwini/ [ˈwi.nɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Syllabification: Wi‧nnie

Proper noun

Winnie (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜈᜒ)

  1. a female given name from English
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