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Do you like Winifred? What about Winnie as a nickname?
Would Winifred in full be cruel for a modern child?
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Would Winifred in full be cruel for a modern child?
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Not cruel, but clunky and unattractive. Winnie is whimpy, Freddie's cool in a bucktooth and bruosed way.
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It's likable...striking, even...stuffy, if I'm feeling unkind, but in a way that I could also say is statuesque. It does seems dated-Edwardian to me in that I think of like Art Noveau and whispy updos and peonies. It's not lightweight or dull.
I don't think it's worse sounding than Jennifer, and the meaning is nicer. For a modern child, it seems about the style of Walter, Francis, Althea, Harriet, Rosamund?
I can't say I like Winnie. It could be cute in a quaint way like Dottie, but that's not exactly my thing, and it's too much like whinny for me.
It's fine without a NN, although I don't mind Wynn or Wendy. Or Freda or even Freyde could work, maybe.
I don't think it's worse sounding than Jennifer, and the meaning is nicer. For a modern child, it seems about the style of Walter, Francis, Althea, Harriet, Rosamund?
I can't say I like Winnie. It could be cute in a quaint way like Dottie, but that's not exactly my thing, and it's too much like whinny for me.
It's fine without a NN, although I don't mind Wynn or Wendy. Or Freda or even Freyde could work, maybe.
This message was edited 10/6/2021, 4:31 PM
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I like Winifred, and with a lot of the older names making the rounds again I don't see it as unlikely that a Winifred would fit right in with the rest of them. Winnie is cute, perhaps a little "too sweet" Winnie the pooh honey sweet. I like Winnie it's just not my particular cup of tea in terms of nicknames but I still like it in the general sense. I love the idea of sisters named Beatrice and Winifred I think they'd make a fabulous sister set.
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Winifred has long been one of my favorite names. It's elegant and intellectual. I quite like Winnie.
Winifred would be less cruel than something like Kaeli.
Winifred would be less cruel than something like Kaeli.
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No, it wouldn't be cruel. It's decent name, it has a nice peaceful meaning. Winnie fits right in with Millie and Elsie.
I would be slightly worried about people calling her Freddie, but I guess it's avoidable. I strongly dislike these masculine nickname names on girls.
It makes me think of Winnie on "The Wonder Years". She was a sweet, pretty and smart girl. I vaguely remember reruns of that show from my later childhood. Then there's Winnie Mandela.
It is not a personal favorite of mine. I just don't really like the way it sounds.
I would be slightly worried about people calling her Freddie, but I guess it's avoidable. I strongly dislike these masculine nickname names on girls.
It makes me think of Winnie on "The Wonder Years". She was a sweet, pretty and smart girl. I vaguely remember reruns of that show from my later childhood. Then there's Winnie Mandela.
It is not a personal favorite of mine. I just don't really like the way it sounds.
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Speaking as a South African, Winnie Mandela was not a good ambassador for the name.
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Oh :( I just know her as an anti-apartheid activist. I didn't know many other things about her but I will do some research now.
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I like it a lot. Winnie is super cute.
I don’t think it’d be cruel. It’s pretty on trend.
I don’t think it’d be cruel. It’s pretty on trend.
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I think it was cruel on a non-modern child, when the name was actually somewhat popular. It's just so heavy and there is not one attractive sound in it.
Winnie is whiny and too associated with Pooh bear and horse noises.
Winifred is even clumsy to say. Try to say an ordinary sentence like "Winifred went for a walk" and try to untwist your tongue.
Winnie is whiny and too associated with Pooh bear and horse noises.
Winifred is even clumsy to say. Try to say an ordinary sentence like "Winifred went for a walk" and try to untwist your tongue.
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"Winifred went for a walk" flows way more smoothly than "Stacy slipped on the ice" or "Jessica kicked a rock." What's your point?
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worry about your own point ...
So I can't dislike a name even though it's claaaaassic and chahhhhming and Your Lordship likes it?
I guess so, since you basically have decided you can't like any name that has gotten even moderate use in the last hundred years.
Just because you have imposed those silly, self-congratulating rules on yourself, doesn't mean everyone else is bound by them.
So I can't dislike a name even though it's claaaaassic and chahhhhming and Your Lordship likes it?
I guess so, since you basically have decided you can't like any name that has gotten even moderate use in the last hundred years.
Just because you have imposed those silly, self-congratulating rules on yourself, doesn't mean everyone else is bound by them.
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I love Winifred. It's sweet, nerdy, and vintage so very much my style. Depending where you live and social circles, I think Winifred fits in well with the vintage revival set of names, and wouldn't be strange amongst Beatrices and Theodoras. Winnie's a cute nn; a bit horsey, but not awful. I kind of like Fred too, but an association really warmed me up to it. I quite like the idea of Eda (as ee-duh) as well.
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Winifred is elegant, but not quite graceful. She is, however, very strong.
Twenty years ago Winifred might have been seen as hideously old-fashioned, but popular tastes in many circles are returning to names that were more popular at the turn of the 20th century, or perhaps before. The movie Tuck Everlasting came out... yeah, almost 20 years ago, in 2002. Wow. Anyway, this movie might have helped make Winifred more palatable to a wide audience.
I can't stand Winnie, though. Win is fine, but I actually like Fred / Freddie as a nickname (I blame Angel).
Twenty years ago Winifred might have been seen as hideously old-fashioned, but popular tastes in many circles are returning to names that were more popular at the turn of the 20th century, or perhaps before. The movie Tuck Everlasting came out... yeah, almost 20 years ago, in 2002. Wow. Anyway, this movie might have helped make Winifred more palatable to a wide audience.
I can't stand Winnie, though. Win is fine, but I actually like Fred / Freddie as a nickname (I blame Angel).
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I've known a delightful Dachshund named Winnie and a totally appalling Physical Science teacher named Winifred and nned Winnie. So, I'm conflicted. I think I'd be OK with Winifred, but what the chances are of a Winifred remaining Winifred and not Winnie, I'm not sure. And I wouldn't use either. I might well consider Winona, though.
I think yuuneek spellings, and bizarre inventions like Nevaeh, are more likely to be cruel to children that a centuries-old classic like Winifred, Mabel or Maud.
I think yuuneek spellings, and bizarre inventions like Nevaeh, are more likely to be cruel to children that a centuries-old classic like Winifred, Mabel or Maud.
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I love Winifred & Winnie!
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I don't like it or Winnie. I can't imagine it on a modern child
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