was winnie the pooh a boy
Is Winnie the Pooh Actually a Girl?! So, it looks like we were lied to our entire childhood! Winnie the Pooh is not a boy. SHE is a girl and she's from Canada, not England. Really! In a new picture book called Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear, we learn that Winnie is actually named after a black bear from London Zoo called Winnie, real name Winnipeg, reports Bustle. Winnipeg is Canadian!