what is the meaning?
HI, my name is Winy. I know of only two people with the same spelling; my grandmother and Winy Mandela(Nelson Mandela's wife). Did my name originate from Winnifred or Winnie?PS. It's pronounced as Winnie.
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Well, Winnie is a short form of Winifred. Click on the hyperlinks for more info.Winy could also come directly from Germanic wine/win "friend" or wynn "joy", or from Welsh wyn "white, fair, blessed" (though the feminine form of wyn is wen).Miranda
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