Winfred

Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪn.fɹɪd/ [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace" [1] [2] [3] . This was the birth name of the 8th-century missionary Saint Boniface. It became rare after the Norman Conquest, though it was revived in the 19th century.

Related Names

Rootswine + friþ
Other Languages & CulturesWinfrið, Winfrith (Anglo-Saxon) Winfried (German) Winifrid (Germanic)

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  1. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 501.
  2. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1233, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
  3. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 338, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.

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