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Winnie (name)
Winnie or Winny ( ) is a male and female given name of Welsh origin, a short form (hypocorism) of Edwina (given name), Edwina, Winona (name), Winona, Winifred (other), Winifred or Winnifred, Winter, Gwendolyn (other), Gwendolyn, Guinevere (Welsh), Gwyneth (Welsh), and Wynne (Welsh). The name's meaning is: fair one, white and smooth, soft, happiness, or fair and pure. The popularity of the name Winnie steadily declined among American women in the 20th century, but in the 1990 US Census, still ranked 699th of 4276. Some commentators note that the name has risen in use for girls along with other names of a similar style that all exude cuteness and promote fun, enjoyment, perhaps in reaction to serious times. It is also a male name from Cambodia (meaning bright), or a short form of the English given name Winston (given name), Winston. It can derive from many other names ending in -win such as Edwin, Darwin, etc., or be a nickname for the Welsh name Wyn. People * Var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character was the book ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' (1926), and this was followed by '' The House at Pooh Corner'' (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book ''When We Were Very Young'' (1924) and many more in '' Now We Are Six'' (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages, including Alexander Lenard's Latin translation, , which was first published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the only Latin book ever to have been featured on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. In 1961, Walt Disney Productions licensed certain film and other rights of Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories from the estate of A. A. Milne and the licensing agent Stephen Slesinger, Inc., and adapted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
