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Winfrey

Winfrey proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Winfrey (plural Winfreys)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Winfrey

pluralWinfreys

Origin of Winfrey

From a medieval variant of Winfred.

Questions about Winfrey

What does Winfrey mean?
Winfrey means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Winfrey?
Winfrey is a proper noun.

Words near Winfrey in the dictionary

  1. Winfords
  2. WinForms
  3. Winfred
  4. Winfree
  5. Winfrees
  6. Winfrey
  7. Winfreys
  8. Winfrith Newburgh
  9. winful
  10. wing
  11. wing and prayer

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