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[Facts] Re: what is the meaning?
by
Miranda
(Randee15)
12/29/2004, 1:00 PM
in reply to
a message by Winy
Well,
Winnie
is a short form of
Winifred
. Click on the hyperlinks for more info.
Winy could also come directly from Germanic
wine
/
win
"friend" or
wynn
"joy", or from Welsh
wyn
"white, fair, blessed" (though the feminine form of
wyn
is
wen
).
Miranda
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