Winnie

English diminutive of Winifred
"holy peacemaking, gentle friend"

Winnie Origin and Meaning

The name Winnie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "holy peacemaking, gentle friend".

This pet form of such names as Winifred and Edwina and Gwendolyn has loads of vintage charm, a la Millie and Maisie, with a decidedly winning vibe. And it just got celebrity cred as the baby daughter of Jimmy Fallon.

Winnie had been used regularly on its own in the U.S. through the early 1950's and has a number of varied namesakes. There's the Pooh, of course, and also Winnie Mandela, former wife of South African President Nelson; Winnie Cooper, the charming girlfriend of the young hero on The Wonder Years--whose given name was Gwendolyn; Winifred "Winnie" Foster, a main character in the childhood classic Tuck Everlasting; and it was also a nickname for Winston Churchill.

# 612 in the US

Winnie Rank in US Top 1000

# 168 on Nameberry

Winnie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Winnie Popularity

Famous People Named Winnie

  • Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe "Winnie" Madikizela
    Mandela, South African politician, ex,wife of South African President Nelson Mandela
  • Winnie Holzman
    American TV writer and playwright
  • Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing
    Scottish politician
  • Winifred "Winnie" Mason Shaw
    Scottish tennis player
  • Winnie Harlow
    American model with vitiligo
  • Winnie Rose Fallon (b. 2013)
    daughter of comedian Jimmy Fallon

Winnie in Pop Culture

  • Winnie the Pooh
    male bear in A.A. Milne's books and the Disney franchise
  • Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper
    character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
  • Winifred "Winnie" Foster
    main character in book/movie/musical "Tuck Everlasting"
  • Winifred "Winnie" Rose
    character on the TV series "Anne with an E"
  • Winnie Tibideaux
    Sondra and Elvin's baby girl on "The Cosby Show"
  • Winnipeg "Winnie
    " real female black bear at the London Zoo, inspiration for Winnie the Pooh
  • Winnie Oh
    teacher on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Winnie
    reoccurring character on "Flashpoint"
  • Winnie
    Felicity's mother in "The Romeo and Juliet Code" by Phoebe Stone
  • Winnie
    the Werewolf's daughter in the movie 'Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School'