Winifred is a feminine given name, an anglicization of Welsh Gwenffrewi, from gwen, "fair", and ffrew, "stillness". It may refer to: People Saint Winifred Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain in the 1950s with a series of boogie woogie and ragtime hits Winifred Mitchell Baker (born 1957), better known simply as Mitchell Baker, the "Chief Lizard Wrangler" and the President of the Mozilla Corporation Winifred, Countess of Dundonald, wife of Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald Winifred Brunton (1880-1959), a painter from South Africa most famous for her haunting portraits of Egyptian pharaohs Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (née Dallas-Yorke; 1863–1954), wife of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland Winifred Copperwheat (19051976), English violist Winifred Starr Dobyns (18861963), American suffragist and landscape designer Dr. Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing (born 1929), commonly known as Winnie Ewing, a prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician Winifred Greenwood, American silent film actress Winifred G. Helmes, American academic Winifred Herbert (1680–1749), best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716 Winifred Holtby (1898–1935), an English novelist and journalist Winifred Jordan (née Jeffrey; born 1920), an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games and the 1948 Summer Olympics Lady Winifred Kamit, Papua New Guinean lawyer Winifred Lamb (1894-1963, an English archaeologist of the early 20th century Winifred Lawson (1892-1961), an English opera and concert singer Winifred Lewellin James (1876–1941), an Australian writer Winifred Mary Letts (1882–1972), an English writer, with strong Irish connections, known for her novels, plays and poetry Winifred W. Logan (1931-) was a British Nurse theorist who was co-author of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing Winifred Edgerton Merrill (1862–1951), the first American female to receive a PhD in mathematics Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981), a painter Winifred Rushforth (1885–1983), a Jungian psychoanalyst Winifred Spooner (1900–1933), an aviator of the 1920s and 1930s Winifred, Lady Strickland (1645–1725), English courtier, member of the Jacobite court in exile Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton (born 1947), a politician Winifred Todhunter (1877–1961), the founder of the Todhunter School for girls Winifred Tumim (1936–2009), English charity administrator Winifred "Freda" Utley (1898-1978), English scholar, political activist and best-selling author Winifred Wagner (1897–1980), head of the Wagner family from 1930 to 1945 and a close friend of German dictator Adolf Hitler Winifred Ward (1884–1975), a professor at Northwestern College most notable for having done significant