Winnie (name)
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Winnie is a given name, short for Winifred
, Winston
and Winchell
Winifred
-People:* Saint Winifred* Winifred Atwell , a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain in the 1950s with a series of boogie woogie and ragtime hits...
, Winston
Winston
-United States:* Winston, Florida, a former census-designated place* Winston, Georgia, an unincorporated community* Winston, Missouri, a village* Winston, Montana, a census-designated place* Winston, New Mexico* Winston, Oregon, a city* Winston County, Alabama...
and Winchell
Winchell
-People:*April Winchell, actress, writer, host and commentator*Barry Winchell, infantryman in the U.S. Army linked to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy*Lynn Winchell, former Playboy playmate of the month*Newton Horace Winchell, geologist...
- 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...
, Scottish nationalist - Winnie Laban, New Zealand politician
- Winnie LeuszlerWinnie LeuszlerWinnifred "Winnie" "BIg Win" "The Wintser" "DJ Winnie" "Slippy winnie" Frances Roach-Leuszler, O.Ont was a Canadian long distance swimmer....
, a Canadian swimmer - Winnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-Mandela is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee...
, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela - Winnie YuWinnie YuWinnie Yu Ching is a Hong Kong Radio Personality and the Deputy Chairman of Commercial Radio Hong Kong.Yu is known for her puns in creating radio programme titles and slang phrases .Over the years, Yu has mentored many musicians and DJs, including Tat Ming Pair and Jan...
, a Cantonese radiodirector - Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, British World War II Prime Minister - WennoWennoWenno , also known as Winno, Vinno, and Winne, was the first Master of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, leading the Order from 1204 to 1209....
(Winne), the first Master of the Sword-Brothers - Winny de JongWinny de JongWinny de Jong is a former Dutch politician.From May 28, 2002 till January 30, 2003 she was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands; at first for the Lijst Pim Fortuyn and since October 2002 for the Groep De Jong.-Personal life & LPF :Her family moved to Monheim am Rhein in...
(born 1958), Dutch politician