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View Name: Winfred


WINFRED
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: WIN-frid   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and frið "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.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Winfrið (Anglo-Saxon), Winfried (German)
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