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View Name: Winnie


WINNIE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: WIN-ee   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of WINIFRED. Winnie-the-Pooh, a stuffed bear in the children's books by A. A. Milne, was named after a real bear named Winnipeg who lived at the London Zoo.
Related Names
VARIANT: Freda
DIMINUTIVE: Freddie
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