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Winifred is a feminine given name, an anglicization of Welsh Gwenffrewi, from gwen, "fair", and ffrew, "stillness". It may refer to:

People

Saint Winifred, 7th century Welsh saint
Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), British pianist
Winifred Mitchell Baker (born 1957), better known simply as Mitchell Baker, American CEO
Winifred, Countess of Dundonald (1859–1924), Welsh countess and philanthropist
Winifred Brown (1899–1984) English sportswoman, aviator and author, first woman to win the King's Cup air race
Winifred Brunton (1880–1959), South African painter
Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (née Dallas-Yorke; 1863–1954), British humanitarian and animal welfare activist
Winifred Copperwheat (1905–1976), English violist
Winifred Crossley Fair (1906–1984) British aviator, one of the First Eight women pilots to join the Air Transport Auxiliary.
Winifred Starr Dobyns (1886–1963), American suffragist and landscape designer
Winifred Drinkwater (1913–1996) Scottish aviator and aeroplane engineer, first woman in the world to hold a commercial pilot's licence.
Winifred Ewing (1929–2023), commonly known as Winnie Ewing, prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician
Winifred Greenwood ( 1885–1961), American silent film actress
Winifred Hackett (1906–1994) British electrical and aeronautical engineer who worked on guided weapon systems and the DEUCE computer
Winifred G. Helmes (1913–2004), American academic
Winifred Herbert (1680–1749), British aristocra known for arranging the escape of her husband from the Tower of London
Winifred Holtby (1898–1935), English novelist and journalist
Winifred Jordan (1920–2019), English Olympic athlete
Lady Winifred Kamit, Papua New Guinean lawyer
Winifred Lamb (1894–1963), English archaeologist
Winifred Lawson (1892-1961), English opera and concert singer
Winifred Lewellin James (1876–1941), Australian writer
Winifred Mary Letts (1882–1972), English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry
Winifred W. Logan (1931–2010), British Nurse theorist who was co-author of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing
Winifred Edgerton Merrill (1862–1951), the first American female to receive a PhD in mathematics
Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981), British painter
Winifred Reuning (1953–2015), American writer and editor
Winifred Rushforth (1885–1983), Scottish medical practitioner and Christian missionary
Winifred Spooner (1900–1933), English aviator
Winifred, Lady Strickland (1645–1725), English courtier, member of the Jacobite court in exile
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton (born 1947), British politician
Winifred Todhunter (1877–1961), British educator and founder of the Todhunter School for girls
Winifred Tumim (1936–2009), English charity administrator
Winifred "Freda" Utley (1898–1978), English scholar, political activist and best-selling author
Winifred Wagner (1897–1980), head of the Wagner family from 1930 to 1945 and a close friend of German dictator Adolf Hitler
Winifred Ward (1884–1975), American academic in the field of children's theatre
Winifred Mary Ward (1884–1975), British speech therapist
Winifred "Winnie" Mandela (1936–2018), South African anti-apartheid activist and the second wife of Nelson Mandela

Music

"Winifred", by Brymo from 9: Harmattan & Winter (2021)

Places

Winifred, Montana, a town in the United States
Winifred Beach, a beach in Jamaica

Fictional characters

Dora Winifred "D.W." Read, a character from the animated series Arthur
Winifred Banks (Mrs. Banks), a character from Mary Poppins who appears as a suffragette in the 1964 Disney film and as a fashionable housewife in the Broadway musical
Winifred Burkle, known as "Fred", a main character in the 1999 television series Angel
Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson, the main antagonist in the 1993 film Hocus Pocus
Winifred "Winnie" Foster, a main character from the American book and movie Tuck Everlasting
Winifred "Fred" Grant, a character voiced by Joey King in the Disney Channel animated series "Hamster and Gretel"
Winifred Portley-Rind, "Winnie" in the film The Boxtrolls

Ships

SS Winifred (1901), a Uganda Railway Lake Victoria ferry scuttled in 1936
USS Winifred, a United States Navy tanker and cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919

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-'''Winifred''' is a feminine given name from the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] ''wine'' ("friend", "lord", "protector") and ''friþ'' ("peace"). It may refer to:
+'''Winifred''' is a feminine given name, an anglicization of Welsh ''Gwenffrewi'', from ''gwen'', "fair", and ''ffrew'', "stillness". It may refer to:
 ==People==
+* [[Saint Winifred]], 7th century Welsh saint
-* Saint [[Winefride]]
-* [[Winifred Atwell]] (1914–1983), a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain in the 1950s with a series of boogie woogie and ragtime hits
+* [[Winifred Atwell]] (1914–1983), British pianist
-* Winifred Mitchell Baker (born 1957), better known simply as [[Mitchell Baker]], the "Chief Lizard Wrangler" and the President of the Mozilla Corporation
+* Winifred Mitchell Baker (born 1957), better known simply as [[Mitchell Baker]], American CEO
-* [[Winifred, Countess of Dundonald]], wife of Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
+* [[Winifred, Countess of Dundonald]] (1859–1924), Welsh countess and philanthropist
-* [[Winifred Brunton]] (1880-1959), a painter from South Africa most famous for her haunting portraits of Egyptian pharaohs
+* [[Winifred Brown]] (1899–1984) English sportswoman, aviator and author, first woman to win the [[King's Cup air race]]
+* [[Winifred Brunton]] (1880–1959), South African painter
-* [[Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland]] (née ''Dallas-Yorke;''  1863–1954), wife of [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland]]
+* [[Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland]] (née ''Dallas-Yorke;''  1863–1954), British humanitarian and animal welfare activist
-* [[Winifred Copperwheat]] (1905{{ndash}}1976), English violist
+* [[Winifred Copperwheat]] (1905–1976), English violist
-* Dr. Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born 1929), commonly known as [[Winnie Ewing]], a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician
+* [[Winifred Crossley Fair]] (1906–1984) British aviator, one of the First Eight women pilots to join the [[Air Transport Auxiliary]].
-* [[Winifred Greenwood]], American silent film actress
-* [[Winifred G. Helmes]], American academic
+*[[Winifred Starr Dobyns]] (1886–1963), American suffragist and landscape designer
+*[[Winifred Drinkwater]] (1913–1996) Scottish aviator and aeroplane engineer, first woman in the world to hold a [[Commercial pilot licence|commercial pilot's licence]].
-* [[Winifred Herbert]] (1680–1749), best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716
+* Winifred Ewing (1929–2023), commonly known as [[Winnie Ewing]], prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician
-* [[Winifred Holtby]] (1898–1935), an English novelist and journalist
+* [[Winifred Greenwood]] ( 1885–1961), American silent film actress
-* [[Winifred Jordan]] (née ''Jeffrey;'' born 1920), an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games and the 1948 Summer Olympics
+* [[Winifred Hackett]] (1906–1994) British [[Electrical engineering|electrical]] and [[Aerospace engineering|aeronautical engineer]] who worked on [[Guided weapons|guided weapon systems]] and the [[English Electric DEUCE|DEUCE]] computer
-*Lady [[Winifred Kamit]]''',''' Papua New Guinean lawyer
-* [[Winifred Lamb]] (1894-1963, an English archaeologist of the early 20th century
+* [[Winifred G. Helmes]] (1913–2004), American academic
+* [[Winifred Herbert]] (1680–1749), British aristocra known for arranging the escape of her husband from the Tower of London
-* [[Winifred Lawson]] (1892-1961), an English opera and concert singer
-* [[Winifred Lewellin James]] (1876–1941), an Australian writer
+* [[Winifred Holtby]] (1898–1935), English novelist and journalist
-* [[Winifred Mary Letts]] (1882–1972), an English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry
+* [[Winifred Jordan]] (1920–2019), English Olympic athlete
+* Lady [[Winifred Kamit]], Papua New Guinean lawyer
+* [[Winifred Lamb]] (1894–1963), English archaeologist
+* [[Winifred Lawson]] (1892-1961), English opera and concert singer
+* [[Winifred Lewellin James]] (1876–1941), Australian writer
+* [[Winifred Mary Letts]] (1882–1972), English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry
+* [[Winifred W. Logan]] (1931–2010), British Nurse theorist who was co-author of the [[Roper–Logan–Tierney model of nursing|Roper-Logan-Tierney model]] of nursing
 * [[Winifred Edgerton Merrill]] (1862–1951), the first American female to receive a PhD in mathematics
-* [[Winifred Nicholson]] (1893–1981), a painter
+* [[Winifred Nicholson]] (1893–1981), British painter
-* [[Winifred Rushforth]] (1885–1983), a Jungian psychoanalyst
+* [[Winifred Reuning]] (1953–2015), American writer and editor
-* [[Winifred Spooner]] (1900–1933), an aviator of the 1920s and 1930s
+* [[Winifred Rushforth]] (1885–1983), Scottish medical practitioner and Christian missionary
+* [[Winifred Spooner]] (1900–1933), English aviator
 * [[Winifred, Lady Strickland]] (1645–1725), English courtier, member of the Jacobite court in exile
-* Winifred [[Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton]] (born 1947), a politician
+* Winifred [[Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton]] (born 1947), British politician
-* [[Winifred Todhunter]] (1877–1961), the founder of the Todhunter School for girls
+* [[Winifred Todhunter]] (1877–1961), British educator and founder of the Todhunter School for girls
 * [[Winifred Tumim]] (1936–2009), English charity administrator
-* [[Winifred Utley|Winifred "Freda" Utley]] (1898-1978), English scholar, political activist and best-selling author
+* [[Winifred Utley|Winifred "Freda" Utley]] (1898–1978), English scholar, political activist and best-selling author
 * [[Winifred Wagner]] (1897–1980), head of the Wagner family from 1930 to 1945 and a close friend of German dictator Adolf Hitler
-* [[Winifred Ward]] (1884–1975), a professor at Northwestern College most notable for having done significant work in the field of children's theatre
+* [[Winifred Ward]] (1884–1975), American academic in the field of children's theatre
-* [[Winifred Mary Ward]] (1884–1975), one of the founders of modern speech therapy
+* [[Winifred Mary Ward]] (1884–1975), British speech therapist
-* [[Winnie Mandela|Winifred "Winnie" Mandela]] (born 1936), former wife of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela
+* [[Winnie Mandela|Winifred "Winnie" Mandela]] (1936–2018), South African anti-apartheid activist and the second wife of Nelson Mandela
+==Music==
+*"Winifred", by Brymo from ''[[9: Harmattan & Winter]]'' (2021)
 ==Places==
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 ==Fictional characters==
-* Dora-Winifred "D.W." Read, a character from the animated series ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''
+* [[List of Arthur characters#D.W. Read|Dora Winifred "D.W." Read]], a character from the animated series ''Arthur''
-* [[Winifred Banks]] (Mrs. Banks), a character from ''Mary Poppins'' who appears as a suffragette in the [[Mary Poppins (film)|1964 Disney film]] and as a fashionable housewife in the Broadway [[Mary Poppins (musical)|musical]]
+* [[Mary Poppins (book series)#Mrs Banks|Winifred Banks]] (Mrs. Banks), a character from ''Mary Poppins'' who appears as a suffragette in the 1964 Disney film and as a fashionable housewife in the Broadway musical
+* [[Winifred Burkle]], known as "Fred", a main character in the 1999 television series ''Angel''
 * Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson, the main antagonist in the 1993 film [[Hocus Pocus (1993 film)|''Hocus Pocus'']]
 * Winifred "Winnie" Foster, a main character from the American book and movie ''[[Tuck Everlasting]]''
-* [[Winifred Burkle]], known as "Fred", a main character in the 1999 television series ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''
+* Winifred "Fred" Grant, a character voiced by [[Joey King]] in the Disney Channel animated series "[[Hamster and Gretel]]"
-* Winifred "Wendy" Torrance, a main character from the American book and movie ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''
+* Winifred Portley-Rind, "Winnie" in the  film ''[[The Boxtrolls]]''
 ==Ships==
 * {{SS|Winifred|1901}}, a Uganda Railway Lake Victoria ferry scuttled in 1936
-* {{USS|Winifred|ID-1319}}, a United States Navy tanker and cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919
+* {{USS|Winifred}}, a United States Navy tanker and cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919
 ==See also==
 *[[Winifreda]]
+*[[Winifrida]]
 *[[Winnifred]]
+*[[Winefreda]]
 {{disambiguation|given name}}
 [[Category:English feminine given names]]
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]