winne

W4I1N1N1E1
/ˈwɪn/

noun

Joy; delight; pleasure.

OriginMiddle English winne ← Old English wynn ← Proto-West Germanic *wunnju →
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Meanings

winne1

nounwinne (countable and uncountable, plural winnes)

plural winnes

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableJoy; delight; pleasure.
adjectivewinne (comparative more winne, superlative most winne)

comparative more winne · superlative most winne

  1. obsoleteEnjoyable; delightful.

Winne2

proper nounWinne (plural Winnes)

plural Winnes

  1. A surname.

Origin

winne · noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-“to wish, desire, love”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wunjō“joy, desire”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wunnju
  4. Old Englishwynn“joy, delight, pleasure”
  5. Middle Englishwinne
  6. Englishwinne

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”).

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Winne · proper noun

From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with winne

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Sounds the same

wynnwinwhen (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger)wynnwinwhen (with both the wine–whine merger and pin–pen merger)

Anagrams

Nnewi
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APA

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MLA

“winne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winne.

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