# Winifred

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,648

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Welsh.
2. A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
From Old English Winfriþ, from Welsh Gwenfrewi.

## Easily confused with
- **Wilfred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilfred-vs-winifred)
- **Winfrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winfrey-vs-winifred)

## Common misspellings (12)
`iwnifred`, `wiinfred`, `winfired`, `winiferd`, `winiffred`, `winifrde`, `winifredd`, `winifrred`, `winirfed`, `winnifred`, `wniifred`, `wwinifred`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/winifred