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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

What do you guys think of the name Winnie?

Does Winnie-the-Pooh immediately come to mind for you?

Comments

[mamakimi.livejournal.com]

I think Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years.

I don't like it.

[sarahgeddes.livejournal.com]

ditto

[darkangeleyes19.livejournal.com]

Same here..

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

Me too..

[shortpixy.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the Disney character did pop into my mind immediately.

[babystrong.livejournal.com]

i think of winifred, or like the sound a horse makes :)

[kthartline.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't like it or not like it, but Wonder Years was the first thing I thought of.

[drowning-spirit.livejournal.com]

I actually don't mind the name Winnie. But I can imagine naming a pet Winnie rather than a person....don't know why

I also thought of The Wonder Years first rather than winnie the pooh.

[malkin767.livejournal.com]

Same.

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

It was my ex boyfriend's last name so I don't like it.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I had a cat named Winnie-the-Pooh-Cat, so that's what I think of, sorry :/

[mayna.livejournal.com]

me either

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

i think of the Wonder Years first. and i like the name but i don't like either of the usual names it's a NN for

[marcsgen.livejournal.com]

I honestly just think of the name Winifred. I actually like it... I think I'm the only one. I think it's charming.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

The WOnder Years!

[super-bitch06.livejournal.com]

I thought Winifred first, which I <3

I didn't think of Winnie the Pooh until you mentioned it, but I was never a fan anyways, so...

[hygher.livejournal.com]

I think Wonder years.

[mayna.livejournal.com]

Or a name that ends in -win... my husband was fond of the name Corwin (for a boy), which I think is pretty gag-me... nicknames for Corwin would either be Cory or Winny (winny though seems more fmeinine than Cory). We're having a girl though so we don't even have to go there, ;-)

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

ditto

[http://users.livejournal.com/__nicolasuarus/]

Winnie Foster from Tuck Everlasting.
I love it.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Yes. Winnie-The-Pooh immediatly comes to my mind. It's a cat name to me.

[rockstargrrrlie.livejournal.com]

Same. I love that book!

I also had a rat named Winnie, so I think of her.

I think it's a cute name, for a pet.

[elsh.livejournal.com]

I like it. I hate Winnie the Pooh so I refuse to draw that association. I don't remember The Wonder Years that well. Winnie is a nickname for Winifred for me though. I don't like it as a name on its own. I have a rat, whom I didn't name, called Winter. I call her Winnie to pretend she actually has a proper name and I can call her something sensical, hehe. I can imagine Winnie on a girl and it sounds very posh, imo. Very nice. Again though, only as a nickname.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Oh man, Wind is ripe with teasing potential!

I agree with your first comment though.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

It's pretty/cute. It wouldn't like it as a given name, but would make a nice nn for Winifred, which it's short for. Makes me think of Wonder Years, not Winnie the Pooh. :) I'm sure for some it might bring to mind Winnie the Pooh, but I didn't think of it until I read your second question. However, if obesity runs in your family or your child falls prey to the junk food craze or has a metabolic disorder, it could end up being an unfortunate name.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

What other than Winifred? Winston or something else? Just curious. :)

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Winola gets me.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I read higher. nm. :)

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

After reading the comments, it seems the majority don't think Poh. I think maybe that's because he never goes as Winnie, but as 'Winnie the Pooh' or just 'Pooh'

Since others gave their Pooh preferences-- I don't hate Pooh, but I used to. Well, not hate him, but he was like the only neutral nursery theme I could find and I didn't want an all-Pooh nursery. And I didn't like all the hype. However, my daughter really liked Pooh. Well, she couldn't see very well, but she had a musical wind-up Pooh that played the music for the 'stuffed with fluff' song and she just loved it, so now I have a special fondness for all things Pooh. Also, my husband started calling me his Pooh-bear when I was pregnant.. it started one night I was running through the dark bedroom naked and very pregnant. :)

Okay, done sharing too much. :D



My concern over reminding of Pooh wouldn't be that the bear is bad, but, like I mentioned, if the kid is chubby or fat it could be unfortunate.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Winona

[kelkie.livejournal.com]

i think of winnie-the-pooh. and i really hate it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

It's ok. I do think Winnie the Pooh but as I love him that's not really a terrible thing...it's a cute nn for Winifred, Wynona, etc.

[peach-rose-girl.livejournal.com]

Winnie Cooper on the Wonder Years was actually named Gwendolyn. If that helps. It's my all time favorite show, so I don't mind the association. :-)