Winnie

Winnie is a feminine given name and a common nickname. It is frequently derived from Winifred, but is also used as an independent given name in its own right. The name has been adopted in various English-speaking countries and appears in popular culture and public life.

Notable people with the given name or nickname include Winnie Harlow, a Canadian fashion model known for having vitiligo; Winnie Byanyima, a Ugandan politician and executive director of Oxfam; and Winnie Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela.

In fiction and media, Winnie the Pooh is a well-known character created by A. A. Milne. The bear and his companions live in the Hundred Acre Wood in stories first published in the 1920s and later adapted by Disney into films and television. Other fictional Winnies include Winnie Cooper, a character from the television series The Wonder Years.

Geographically, Winnie is the name of a city in Texas, United States, and has been used for other places and fictional settings as well.