Gender:
Origin:
German
5 famous people named Winny found on Wikipedia.
41 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
19351-th in year 2012
Best ranking:
12913-th in year 1990
A male given name, form of Winston. A female given name, form of Winifred.
Winnie or Winny (\wi(n)-ny\) is a male and female given name of Welsh origin, a short form (hypocorism) of Edwina, Winifred or Winnifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere (Welsh), Gwyneth (Welsh), and Wynne (Welsh). The name's meaning is fair one; white and smooth; soft; happiness; or fair and pure. The popularity of the name Winnie steadily declined among American women in the 20th century, but in the 1990 US Census, still ranked 699th of 4276.
It is also a male name from Cambodia (meaning bright), or a short form of Winston, the best known example being Winston Churchill. It can derive from many other names ending in -win such as Edwin, Darwin, etc. or simply be a nickname for the Welsh name Wyn meaning "Fair, white; blessed, holy".
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Winny Charita | ||
2 | Winny Brodt Brown | 1978 | American ice hockey player |
3 | Winny Chebet | 1990 | Kenyan runner |
4 | Winny de Jong | 1958 | Dutch politician |
5 | Winny Chepngeno Langat | 1988 |