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I can smell the mold growing on it. I'm sorry, but when you work in a care home, and the only women you know who have these names are 85 years old and hunched over in bed, you don't exactly have positive images when you hear them. I'm not trying to be rude, but I have to be 100% honest.

Winifred Mary is a delightful combo. I like this name quite a bit. :)

I have a huge soft spot for Winifred, and Winifred Mary is lovely. How about Freda or Frieda as an nn?

This message was edited 10/4/2009, 1:59 PM

I think Winifred is an adorable name! Not sure about pairing it with Mary, though. It sounds a bit too dated that way. But I do find Winnie to be a very cute nickname! When I was younger I dreamed of having twins named Winifred and Millicent (Winnie and Millie) :)

It's a horrid name. Not much more to say.

I hate Winifred - its too oldladyish ... sorry. But i love Winnie, and i dont think Mary has the right MN sound - Winifred Marie would flow better

I think it's still quite a heavy name for a child to carry at the moment, i don't think it's quite ready for a comeback, especially without the option of the nickname Winnie. i feel teaming it with Mary makes this even more so

I have a soft spot for Winifred although only as a mn - and even then I fear Winnie the Pooh teasing.
An Edwardian relative of mine was called Ivy Winifred
Several churches are dedicated to St Winifride - perhaps this is a better spelling since it avoids "fred"!

This message was edited 10/4/2009, 1:23 AM

It's one of those names I can't decide if I like or not. On one hand it's quirky, on the other a bit stuff. Winifred Mary's fine, Mary's a better mn than the fillerish Marie.
I don't like Winnie very much either.

I adore Winifred, absolutely adore it. Winifred Mary is gorgeous. Not that I am biased, as those are my dd's middle names or anything. Funny you should hate Winnie, as my husband would have allowed me to use Winifred as a fn but refused to ever call her anything but Winnie. Winnie would be adorable on a small child, not so much an adult. I actually met a real life Winnie recently, and was so excited thinking it was short for Winifred. Imagine my disappointment when I found out her full name was Winnie.

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I actually looked up my response from a previous post about Winifred, and copied and pasted it below.
There's something about the balance of the Win- (which I find light hearted and whimsical) and the -fred (which is slightly heavy and a wee bit dorky) that really apeals to me. Winnie makes me happy.

This is one of those names that I really want to like but can't force myself to do so. :) Maybe it's the 'fred' look/sound. Granted it's said for like FRID than FRED, but it honestly looks ugly to me.

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Despite that, I would be happy to meet a little Winifred. It's completely refreshing compared to most of the popular names of today.

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Winifred Mary sounds lovely. Simple, elegant, and pretty.

Winifred is okay. What about Wilhemina and calling her Mina?

I think Winifred's a nice name, but only in a 'it's better than a lot of names out there' way. The -fred ending strikes me as being very masculine and the Wini- can't seem to save it.

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But Winnie is so terribly cute, though! It took me a lot of time to get used to it, but now I adore it as a nickname to Gwendolen. It really suites a wee five-year old with pigtails and a tooth missing. :)

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For someone else's child, I give Winifred Mary a thumbs up. Mary makes a delightful middle name for almost any first name.

I adore Winifred, but like you, am rather stuck on what a nickname could be. Winny / Winnie is cute (maybe TOO cute), but only up til age five. Then what? Maybe Win. Win strikes me as a good strong nickname for a girl. I used to like Fred or Freddie, but now I'm not keen on it.

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Winifred Mary is a wonderful combo. So gently old fashioned and yet glamorous at the same time.

This message was edited 10/3/2009, 11:16 PM