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Winfield - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Winfield

[ 2 syll. wi-(n)fiel(d), win-fie-ld ] The boy name Winfield is pronounced WIHNFIYLD KEY. Winfield's language of origin is Germanic and it is used mainly in the English language. The name's meaning is 'friend of the soil, friend of the earth'. Variations of Winfield include Field (English), Winn (English), Winny (English), and Wyn (English and Welsh). Win (English short form) is another variant of Winfield.

Winfield is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.019% of baby boys being given the name Winfield. It ranked at #414 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity, and is of only irregular use today. Among all boy names in its group, Winfield was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008.

A baby name that sounds like Winfield is Wunibald (German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Winfield: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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