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Winifred

Pronunciation: WI-ni-frehd (key)

Origin of the name Winifred:

Derived from the Welsh Gwenfrewi (blessed peace), a compound name composed of the elements gwen (white, fair, blessed) and frewi (peace, reconciliation).

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Princess Winnifred of "Once Upon a Mattress"
Winifred "Winnie" Foster is the heroine in Natalie Babbit's "Tuck Everlasting"

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