Winfred
m.
Old English wine, Old High German wini 'friend' + Old English friþ, Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.
The birth name of a 7th-8th C Anglo-Saxon saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Winefredus (nom) irminon-vol2 59, CE;
1029x1033 Guinefredus (nom) CartStPC XII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Winfred". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Winfred.