I have absolutely fallen in love with the name “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]”, but I am not sure that using [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] on its own would be a great idea. Although there are lots of other nickname full names on children these days ([name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f], [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]), I am not sure that [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] would work? I do like the name [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], but many loathe this name and tell me that it would be cruel to use it on a baby. I know that many old fashioned names are on the rise, but I don’t want DD to be picked on because of the name that I chose for her. What do you think?
My other favourites are:
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] (short for [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f])
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] is a fine name. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] is an adorable nickname. Could also be a nickname for [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. [name_f]Etta[/name_f] is very cute too.
I think [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] is pretty, and it has that vintage charm going for it. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] is an adorable nickname, too. I also agree that [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] could be short for [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], which is pretty as well.
To me, [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] is elegant & beautiful. I like someone’s idea of [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] as NN for [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. And there’s always [name_f]Edwina[/name_f] from the book, National [name_f]Velvet[/name_f].
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] is sweet, and I like [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]. I like that it gives the options of [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] or [name_f]Freda[/name_f] (if she prefers one of them), too.
If you’re not sure, though, I like the suggestions of [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_f]Edwina[/name_f].
Other ‘wen’ names might work as well, e.g. [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f], [name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], Merewen.
There’s also [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f], [name_f]Arwen[/name_f], [name_f]Winona[/name_f], [name_f]Winslet[/name_f]/[name_u]Winslow[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Winsome[/name_f] etc, but they might not be your style?
This is ridiculous. [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] is well-established, historic, beautiful, and starting-to-get-trendy. There is absolutely no way it would be cruel to name your daughter this! That’s a completely inappropriate comment [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. I actually know a small [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and it works just as well as [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] or [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] or [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] or [name_f]Esme[/name_f] or [name_u]Madison[/name_u] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] . . .
I probably prefer [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] to [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], especially with the nn [name_f]Meg[/name_f], which I think is beyond gorgeous, and [name_f]Etta[/name_f] is very lovely too. [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] & [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] make a great sibset btw!
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] doesn’t seem cruel at all to name a child. Antique names are very on trend, so while it may be somewhat unique in school, she’s likely to be among other “grandmotherly” names too. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] is an adorable nickname (that I’m quite fond of, it’s what I’d call an [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] or [name_u]Winter[/name_u] if I used those names).
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f] are also pretty. I think either works good in a sibling set with [name_f]Winifred[/name_f].
I also love [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], but [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] is not the prettiest to me. I think it’s usable though. I also like [name_u]Wynn[/name_u].
See, I’ve struggled with the whole [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]/[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] thing, too. I adore [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], just as it is. However, I don’t like [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] at all. I wouldn’t say it is cruel to name a child, but I think it is just one of those names that hasn’t made that transition from “olden times” to modern times yet. I also lump it in with names that just don’t have a pleasant sound, to my ears, like [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] or [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f].
For what it’s worth, I do think [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] could work on its own. Others have listed some fantastic options, but I just wanted to toss that out there