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 [ 3 syll. wi-ni-fred, win-ifr-ed ] The girl name Winifred is pronounced as WIHNahFRahD KEY. Winifred is an English, German, and Welsh name of Celtic origin. The name means blessed reconciliation, friend of peace. The name is from the Welsh Grenfrewi, of the elements 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed, holy) and 'frewi' (reconciliation), and modified via Gwinifrid and the Old English male name Winfrith, of the elements 'wynn' (joy) and 'frith' (peace, protection, safety). The name was borne by the 7th-century Saint Winifred or Gwenfrewi who resisted the advances of a Welsh prince who eventually beheaded her. The name is used as an Anglicized version of Úna in Ireland and Scotland. Winifred has 28 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Forms of Winifred used in English include Freddi, Freddie, Winie, Winiefrida, Winifreda, Winifrid (used in Welsh too), Winifrin, Winniefred, Winnifrid, Winnifride, and Wynifred. Other English forms include the pet forms Fred, Freda (used in Welsh too), Win (used in Welsh too), Winn (used in Welsh too), Winnie (used in German, and Welsh too), Wynn, and Wynne (used in Welsh too), and the variant spellings Winefred, Winefride, Winefriede, Winifrede, Winifride, Winifryde, Winnafred, Winnefred, and Winnifred (used in German, and Welsh too). A form of the name in other languages is the Welsh Gwenfrewi. In addition, Winifred is a form of the Irish and Scottish name Úna in the English language. Winifred is rare as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1917, 0.136% of baby girls were given the name Winifred. It had a ranking of #141 then. The baby name has suffered a marked decline in frequency since then, and is today used on a very modest scale. Out of all girl names in its family, Winifred was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008. Winifred has mainly been a girl name, though in the last century it has also been used for boys. There were 29 times more girls than boys who were named Winifred in 1918. Baby names that sound like Winifred include the English and Welsh Winifrid, the English Winnafred, the English Winnefred, the English, German, and Welsh Winnifred, the English Winnifrid, the English Wynifred, the English Winifrede, the English Winifride, the English Winifryde, the English Winniefred, the English Winnifride, the English Winefred, the English Winefride, the English Winefriede, the English Winiefrida, and the English Winifreda. KEY: Pronunciation for Winifred: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
