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Origin of the name WINIFRED.
Etymology of the
name WINIFRED.
Meaning of the baby name WINIFRED.
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WINIFRED.
An English form of Welsh Gwenfrewi
(q.v.), meaning "holy calm; fair peace." (History
of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884). Charnock derives it from
Teutonic win-frid, "beloved protector." (Praenomina,
Charnock, 1882). This form is mostly used by the Welsh. The
Anglo-Saxon form is Winefred.
Usage: America, England, Scotland, Wales.
Winifred Holtby (d. 1935), was an English journalist
and novelist. Winifred Wagner (d. 1980), was an English-born Welsh
woman married to Siegfried Wagner, son of Richard Wagner. Winifred
Phillips, an American composer. (Wiki)
Winifred
does not often occur in literature, but in John Crowne's drama of The
Country Wit there is a Winnifride
or Wynnifride Rash
(spelt both ways in the play!)... (Girls' Christian Names, Swan,
1905).
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