Definition of "Winnie"

Winnie

/ˈwɪni/

proper noun
1. A diminutive of the female given name Winifred or, less often, of Winona.
  Quotations
  Minnie and WinnieSlept in a shell.Sleep, little ladies!And they slept well.
  1880, Alfred Tennyson, Minnie and Winnie
  And I became Winnie, which Jimmy Louie said was a lively and lucky-sounding name. "Win, win, win," he said.
  1991, Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, Vintage Books
  Mrs Conchita Warren is an unusual name, I thought as I cycled towards Limehouse. Most local women were Doris, Winnie, Ethel (pronounced Eff) or Gertie.
  2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix, page 127
2. A diminutive of the male given name Winston.
3. A census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States, named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor.
4. An unincorporated community in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.

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