Winnie
See also: winnie
English
Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪni/
- Homophone: whinny
Proper noun
Winnie
- 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.
- A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
- A census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States, named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor.
- An unincorporated community in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
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A diminutive of the female given name Winifred.
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See also
Danish
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwini/ [ˈwi.nɪ]
- Rhymes: -ini
- Syllabification: Wi‧nnie
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