Winnie to żeńskie imię, ALE w książce Winnie figuruje jako 'he', a w pierwszym rozdziale jest taki fragment:
When I first heard his name, I said, just as you are going to say, "But I thought he was a boy?"
"So did I," said Christopher Robin.
"Then you can't call him Winnie?"
"I don't"
"But you said..."
"He's Winnie-ther-Pooh. Don't you know what 'ther means?"
"Ah yes, now I do," I said quickly; and I hope you do too, because it is all the explanation you are going to get.