Daily AncestorWinnie
Winnie was a nickname for Winifred in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Winnie is a pet form of Winifred, and some lists also give it for Edwina. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Winnie as a short form of Winifred.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Winnie as well as Winifred in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman.
As seen in a record1900 census; her marriage license a few years later gives Winifred
Winnie Loveland, Daughter, Aug. 1881, 18, S, Mass.
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Daily Ancestor. "Winnie." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/winnie. Last checked 2026-10-15.