Winne
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winne¹
- /ˈwɪn/
Sounds like wynn, win, when (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”).
noun winnes
- Joy; delight; pleasure.
adjective more winne · most winne
- Enjoyable; delightful.
Winne²
Where it comes from
From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.
proper noun Winnes
- A surname.
