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.

Winnie Rank in US Top 1000

# 612 in the US

Winnie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 206 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Winnie

• 612 US 2023
• 206 Nameberry 2025
• 5 Unique 2018
• 674 Future 2028
• 151 England 2023
• 28 Dogs 2023
• 42 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Winnie

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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

The name 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'