Winnie
Winnie is a girl name of Welsh origin, meaning Holy peacemaking.
What Winnie means
Holy peacemaking.
Winnie sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Winnie comes from
Welsh names come from one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in Europe, and many are rooted in Celtic myth or in the landscape itself.
Winnie is recorded as Welsh in origin. Browse other Welsh names.
How popular is Winnie?
Winnie is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Winnie is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Winnie
Two ideas meet in Winnie: Peace and Welsh. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Winnie
These share Winnie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Gwen — White; blessed; fair.
- Wynne — Blessed; fair.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Delyth — Pretty; neat.
- Eirlys — Snowdrop flower.
- Enid — Soul; life; purity.
- Gwendolyn — White ring; blessed.
- Gwyneth — Blessed; happiness.
- Nerys — Lady.
- Olwen — White footprint.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Wyn — Blessed; fair; white.