[Opinions] Winifred
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Winifred is all girl to me. I can't imagine it on a boy.
Someone once thought my name was a boy's name...
It has far, far more history on girls. One boy named it does not negate that history, and most people think of it as an old-fashioned girls name.
It has far, far more history on girls. One boy named it does not negate that history, and most people think of it as an old-fashioned girls name.
I've never thought of it as masculine, though Winfred is very similar. I like it with Winnie as a nn, though it's not something I'd probably ever use on a child (too many Winnie the Pooh jokes, and as much as a I love Winnie the Pooh, I don't think I'd do that to my daughter :b).
Speaking of Pooh, his name is Winnie, which is usually seen as feminine. Maybe it's short for Winifred, then, or Winfred or Winston. Or just Winnie. :)
Edited:...To answer my own question. Clicking on Winnie I see that Winnie is short for Winnipeg. LOL.
Speaking of Pooh, his name is Winnie, which is usually seen as feminine. Maybe it's short for Winifred, then, or Winfred or Winston. Or just Winnie. :)
Edited:...To answer my own question. Clicking on Winnie I see that Winnie is short for Winnipeg. LOL.
This message was edited 11/13/2007, 4:01 PM
Definitely a girl's name...
But I can see how it seems like it could be a boy's name with the 'fred' at the end. However, Wini seems very feminine to me. I've never heard of it on a boy. That's interesting.
But I can see how it seems like it could be a boy's name with the 'fred' at the end. However, Wini seems very feminine to me. I've never heard of it on a boy. That's interesting.
Like Bear said, Winifred is 100% feminine. It is definitely not a boy's name.
It's a woman's name. A very old-fashioned and long-established woman's name. If I remember, it's related to Guinevere.
Girl, all the way. I don't find it masculine at all.
Sounds more like a guy's name to me, but I guess it could go either way.
It's a female name to me, but my opinion that overrides either gender assignment is that it's ugly. :-/
Winfred is a boys name in my mind, Winifred is not.
Ever seen Mary Poppins? Votes for women! (Her name was Winifred Banks, mother to Jane and Michael)
Tuck Everlasting , the character was named Winifred "Winnie" in two film adaptations and the novel.
In the novel Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, my favourite character is Winifred, and she is a girl.
A lovely old lady who lives near me is called Winifred :)
And umm.. I'm sure there's more. But all the Winifred's I have ever heard about were women, and I'd find it quite strange to see Winifred on a boy.
Ever seen Mary Poppins? Votes for women! (Her name was Winifred Banks, mother to Jane and Michael)
Tuck Everlasting , the character was named Winifred "Winnie" in two film adaptations and the novel.
In the novel Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, my favourite character is Winifred, and she is a girl.
A lovely old lady who lives near me is called Winifred :)
And umm.. I'm sure there's more. But all the Winifred's I have ever heard about were women, and I'd find it quite strange to see Winifred on a boy.
It's a girl to me and I really don't like it anyway.
I think it works fine for either