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by wickedwillie on September 27th, 2004

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How did Winnie the Pooh get his name?

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  • by wickedwillie on September 28th, 2004

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    The character was named after a stuffed bear owned by creator A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne, who had in turn named his toy after a real bear named Winnipeg, brought to Britain from Canada and whom Milne and his son often saw at the zoo. The bear was brought to Britain as the regimental mascot of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (hence his name), a Canadian Army battalion serving in the First World War.

    btw "Growler", illustrator E.H. Shepard's bear which provided the model for his drawings, no longer exists, having been destroyed by Shepard's dog.

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  • by Matt Adore on June 4th, 2007

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    Pooh is not a Disney character. He is a character in books by A.A. Milne. Disney stole him.

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  • by Brian I on June 4th, 2007

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    From Wikipedia:
    Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a toy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin. His toys also lent their names to most of the other characters, except for Owl and Rabbit, who were probably based on real animals, and the Gopher character, who was added in the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is now on display at the Donnell Library Center Central Children's Room in New York.

    Christopher Milne had named his toy after Winnipeg, a bear which he and his father often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh," a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear, called "Winnie," was known as a gentle bear who never attacked anyone, and she was much loved for her playfulness. This is exactly what inspired Milne to write about Pooh Bear. Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young.

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  • by theredbaron on June 4th, 2007

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    A.A. Milne wrote "Winnie the Pooh" for his son, Christopher. The story included Christopher himself (Christopher Robin), as well as his actual stuffed bear, Winnie the Pooh. You'd have to ask Christopher Milne where he came up with the name for his bear.

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  • by Mr. Meaulnes on June 4th, 2007

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    Because she is a Pooh Bear, it's not so much a nickname as it is a species name.

    Unless I'm terribly mistaken (Which I probably am) that particular genus was named after one Dr. Endmun Altittle Pooh, who discovered it whilst trekking through the darkest, most honey-bee infested corner of the 100 acre wood, gave it a little red shirt, and decided to write a series of childrens' books around it, only to have his brilliant idea stolen by the diabolical feind A. A. Milne.

    Okay, so I have no idea where the name came from, but I stand by my hypothesis, and she is called Pooh simply because she is a Pooh Bear.

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  • by Fun on April 26th, 2007

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    I FOUND IT:

    Christopher Milne had named his toy after Winnipeg, a bear which he and his father often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh," a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear, called "Winnie," was known as a gentle bear who never attacked anyone, and she was much loved for her playfulness. This is exactly what inspired Milne to write about Pooh Bear.[2] Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh

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  • by Oddjob on June 4th, 2007

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    One of the shows was titled "Pooh got stuck in rabbit's hole" No joke look it up. lol just cant bee a title like that and have it be legit.

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  • by NiCkIzBacK on March 15th, 2007

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    The Creator i guess had "The Runs" and thought of a woman named Winnie. LOL

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