Winifred and Wendy
Well, recently I watched Disney's "Hocus Pocus" again and remembered how much I like the name Winifred. I like the nn Winnie and Freddie, and I like that it's practically unheard of these days. I looked it up on BtN and it said it was a form of Gwenfrewi.
Does anyone know how to pronounce Gwenfrewi? Wdyt of Winifred?
Oh, and wdyt of Wendy?
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Does anyone know how to pronounce Gwenfrewi? Wdyt of Winifred?
Oh, and wdyt of Wendy?
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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Hmmm... I'm not a huge fan of either. Winifred just seems a little too old-fashioned for my taste, and Wendy makes me think of someone on a 'retro' TV show.
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In the Stephen King movie (and possibly novel as well, but I've never read it so can't confirm that) The Shining, Shelley Duvall's character is named Winifred but called Wendy. I've always liked that.
I kind of like Winifred on it's own but then I also don't. It sounds rather abrupt. I would no doubt want to shorten the name to Winnie or Wendy, or even Freddie.
I like Wendy. I always have. It's a cute name. I believe it'll forever be associated with Peter Pan, but that's not a bad thing really.
I kind of like Winifred on it's own but then I also don't. It sounds rather abrupt. I would no doubt want to shorten the name to Winnie or Wendy, or even Freddie.
I like Wendy. I always have. It's a cute name. I believe it'll forever be associated with Peter Pan, but that's not a bad thing really.
It doesn't say in any of my books, they don't list Gwenfrewi or the connection to Winifred. However one has the name Gwynfor ( GWIN-for) with close to the same meaning as Winifred.
I personally don't like Winifred, but Wendy is sort of a favourite.
Ooops, I saw now that Gwynfor is male.
I personally don't like Winifred, but Wendy is sort of a favourite.
Ooops, I saw now that Gwynfor is male.
This message was edited 1/5/2006, 10:12 AM