Winfried

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German form of WINFRED.

WINFRED   male   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
ENGLISH: Winfred
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Freda, Freddie, Winifred, Winnie, Winnifred
WELSH: Winifred, Winnifred