Winsome: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Winsome – Meaning: pleasant, joyful, or attractive – Origin: English – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: WIN-sum


Winsome is an English girl's name meaning “pleasant, joyful, or attractive”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Winsome

Meaning: Pleasant, joyful, or attractive.

Origin: English.

How to Pronounce Winsome

Phonetic: WIN-sum   IPA: /ˈwɪnsəm/

Popularity of Winsome

Winsome doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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