74%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. WIN-ee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Winifred. Winnie-the-Pooh, a stuffed bear in children's books by A. A. Milne, was named after a real bear named Winnipeg who lived at the London Zoo. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantFredaDiminutiveFreddieOther Languages & CulturesWinifreda, Winefride(History) Winifred, Winnifred(Welsh) PopularityDetails Last ranked #204 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #592 in 2022 (f) #885 in 1898 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common natural wholesome delicate refined strange simple comedic nerdy Categories American presidents, Animal Crossing characters, animals, bears, black history, civil rights, diminutives, Disney characters, ends in -ie, Kingdom Hearts characters, literature, models, modern diminutives, Stranger Things characters, Will and Grace characters