Winifred
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People
- Saint WinifredWinefridethumb|right|300px|St Winifred's Well, [[Woolston, north Shropshire|Woolston]], ShropshireSaint Winefride was a legendary 7th-century Welsh noblewoman who was canonized after dying for the sake of her chastity...
- Winifred AtwellWinifred AtwellUna Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or April 1910 or 1914There is some uncertainty over her date and year of birth. Many sources suggest 27 February 1914, but there is a strong suggestion that her birthday was 27 April. Most sources give her year of birth as...
(1914–1983), a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain in the 1950s with a series of boogie woogie and ragtime hits - Winifred Mitchell Baker (born 1957), better known simply as Mitchell BakerMitchell BakerWinifred Mitchell Baker, better known simply as Mitchell Baker is the Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation and Chairperson and former Chief Executive Officer of the Mozilla Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates development of the open source Mozilla Internet...
, the "Chief Lizard Wrangler" and the President of the Mozilla Corporation - Winifred Bamford-Hesketh, Countess of Dundonald, wife of Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of DundonaldDouglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of DundonaldLieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general.-Military career:...
- Winifred BruntonWinifred BruntonWinifred Mabel Brunton née Newberry was a painter most famous for her portraits of Egyptian pharaohs, published as Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt and Great Ones of Ancient Egypt . She married Egyptologist Guy Brunton on 28 April 1906...
(1880–1959), a painter from South Africa most famous for her haunting portraits of Egyptian pharaohs - Dr. Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born 1929), commonly known as Winnie EwingWinnie EwingWinifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing is a Scottish nationalist, lawyer and prominent SNP politician who was formerly a Member of Parliament , Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Scottish Parliament...
, a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician - Winifred HerbertWinifred HerbertWinifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale , formerly Lady Winifred Herbert, is best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716....
(1680–1749), best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716 - Winifred HoltbyWinifred HoltbyWinifred Holtby was an English novelist and journalist, best known for her novel South Riding.-Life and writings:...
(1898–1935), an English novelist and journalist - Winifred Lamb, a pioneering British archaeologist of the early 20th century
- Winifred Lewellin JamesWinifred Lewellin JamesWinifred Lewellin James was an Australian writer.James, daughter of the Rev. Thomas James, was born at Windsor, near Melbourne, in 1876. She took up journalism in Melbourne, and in 1905 went to London where her first novel Bachelor Betty was published in 1907...
(1876–1941), an Australian writer - Winifred Mary LettsWinifred Mary LettsWinifred Mary Letts was an English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry.-Biography:She was born on 10 February 1882 in Broughton, Salford, in what was then the County of Lancaster, , to an English father and Irish mother...
(1882–1972), an English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry - Winifred Edgerton MerrillWinifred Edgerton MerrillWinifred Edgerton, was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. She earned her B.A. degree from Wellesley College in 1883. She attended Columbia University in New York after a short stay at Harvard...
(1862–1951), the first American female to receive a PhD in mathematics - Winifred NicholsonWinifred NicholsonWinifred Nicholson was an English painter, a colourist who developed a personalized impressionistic style that concentrated on domestic subjects and landscapes. In her work, the two motifs are often combined in a view out of a window, featuring flowers in a vase or a jug.Nicholson was born in...
(1893–1981), a British painter - Winifred RushforthWinifred RushforthDr Winifred Rushforth OBE was a Jungian psychoanalyst who spent much of her career in Edinburgh, Scotland.- Early life :...
(1885–1983), a Jungian psychoanalyst - Winifred SpoonerWinifred SpoonerWinifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia....
(1900–1933), an aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s - Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of BoltonAnn Taylor, Baroness Taylor of BoltonWinifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was Minister for International Defence and Security, based at both the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, from October 2008 until 11 May 2010.-Member of Parliament:Taylor was the...
(born 1947), a British politician - Winifred TodhunterWinifred TodhunterWinifred Ada Todhunter was an educator, translator and founder of the Todhunter School for girls in New York City....
(1877–1961), the founder of the Todhunter School for girls - Winifred WagnerWinifred WagnerWinifred Wagner was an English woman married to Siegfried Wagner, Richard Wagner's son. She was the effective head of the Wagner family from 1930 to 1945, and a close friend of German dictator Adolf Hitler....
(1897–1980), an Englishwoman, head of the Wagner family from 1930 to 1945 and a close friend of German dictator Adolf Hitler - Winifred Ward (1884–1975), a professor at Northwestern College most notable for having done significant work in the field of children's theatre
- Winifred Mary WardWinifred Mary WardWinifred Mary Ward She was one of the founders of modern creative drama.Ward was born in Eldora, Iowa on October 29, 1884. She never married, She completed a Ph.D. in Education at the University of Chicago and immediately went on to teach at Northwestern University in the School of Oratory as a...
(1884–1975), one of the founders of modern speech therapy
Places
- Whinifred, Alberta,
- Winifred, MontanaWinifred, MontanaWinifred is a town in north-central Fergus County, Montana, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census. Winifred was founded in 1913 as the terminus of a newly-built branch line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad...
, a town in Fergus County, Montana, in the United States - Winifred BeachWinifred BeachWinifred Beach is in Portland, Jamaica. It is traditionally Jamaican, with local food stalls, donkey rides and plenty of shade.A campaign in progress to keep it public in the face of moves to develop and enclose the surrounding area.-External links:...
, a beach in Jamaica
Ships
, a Uganda RailwayUganda Railway
The Uganda Railway is a railway system and former railway company linking the interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean at Mombasa in Kenya.-Origins:...
Lake Victoria ferry scuttled in 1936, a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
tanker and cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919
See also
- WinifredaWinifredaWinifreda is a town in the province of La Pampa, Argentina, located 50 kilometres from Santa Rosa, in the department of Conhelo.The town was founded on April 3, 1915 , at the location of the railway station that was previously known as "Punta de Rieles" and "El Quemado".It currently holds 2,124...
- Winnifred
- Saint WinefrideWinefridethumb|right|300px|St Winifred's Well, [[Woolston, north Shropshire|Woolston]], ShropshireSaint Winefride was a legendary 7th-century Welsh noblewoman who was canonized after dying for the sake of her chastity...
The other translation for Winifred is 'Oonagh'