1) English feminine given name 2) English girl name 3) Poet Letts 
Winifred is an English name for girls. The meaning is `white, fair, blessed, peace` The name Winifred is most commonly given to English and Welsh girls. (3 times more often than to American girls.) The name sounds like: Jenifer, Janifer, Jeniffer See also: Freda, Wynell