Winfred

  • [ WIN-frid ]
  • English
Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace". 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.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Winifrid
ANGLO-SAXON: Winfrith, Winfrið
GERMAN: Winfried
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Freda, Freddie, Winifred, Winnie, Winnifred
WELSH: Winifred, Winnifred