Thursday, June 15, 2006

Behind the Name

I was looking for some ice breaker games, and i accidentally discovered this interesting page that tells you the history of your name: http://www.behindthename.com

I was very surprise to see the "definition" of my name:

WINNIE
Gender: Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced: WIN-ee
[key]
Pet form of
WINIFRED. Winnie-the-Pooh, a stuffed bear in the children's book by A. A. Milne, was named after a real bear named Winnipeg who lived at the London Zoo.


I can't believe that I am actually a bear! More information regarding how the name "Winnie" came about can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/louanne_wendy/poohhist.html

I wonder why my mum gave me this name. I hope I wasn't too fat when I was born. Hmm... But anyway it's interesting. Try and find out more about your name! *wink*

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