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Ok so Minnie again.. a bit of personal research, can you help?

109 replies

mrswee · 01/07/2012 08:45

So I was horrified when I read on here that Minnie is also a name for ladygarden.... I've never heard of this nor have any or my friends.

I live in Scotland and although not a popular name it is a traditional scottish name and it appears a few times in my family tree so I had concidered it if my next is a DD.. then I saw the horror on here.

What I'd really like to know is how wide spread is this meaning..

So can I ask if you personaly know the word Minnie as a lady garden or not and state what area you are from? ie scotland/north east or west/ wales/ south east or west, midlands ect.

I'll start

Thanks in advance!

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luanmahi · 15/07/2012 09:49

Never heard it in Manchester and considered it myself as it is in my family tree also. I only decided against it because of the associations with Minnie Mouse and thought although it would be cute while she is little, it might get irritating once she has grown up.

Ham69 · 14/07/2012 11:11

Please don't worry about it. People really won't associate the two once she's named. I never think of Minnie Mouse as having a "fanny's name" and there enough Williams out there!

arghhhmiddleage · 14/07/2012 01:27

Oh, and "moaning Minnie". That might be an East Anglian thing, I have dual nationality Grin

arghhhmiddleage · 14/07/2012 01:24

Southwest - lady garden or mouse here. I really wouldn't saddle a human being with it tbh.

NadiaWadia · 14/07/2012 01:16

I'm in the East Midlands and never heard of it used that way. But then again, maybe I've led a sheltered life!

What a shame, to spoil what could be a very cute name for little girls.

NurseBernard · 14/07/2012 00:52

I had never heard of the association until coming on here, but it is rife on here. Minnie isn't to my taste, but if it were, I'd be put off by the fact that enough people associate it with vagina to make it unworkable.

Having said that, anyone twee enough to use 'Minnie' as a euphemism for vagina is not someone I'm going to have much in common with. Grin

Frikadellen · 13/07/2012 18:48

aware of the meaning for a " lady garden" never heard it used by anyone though (South East)

Love it as a name and love the meaning

nappyaddict · 13/07/2012 17:34

Mary, Minne, Tuppence, Penny, Fanny are used here. (West Midlands)

I know of a little girl called Mary and Minnie and Penny are both on my future girl's list. Never associated it with ladygarden parts. Have associated Penny with Penny Crayon and Minnie with Minnie Mouse and Mary with Jesus' Mum!

WhosPickleisThatOnion · 13/07/2012 15:50

And people do use fanny so I really wouldn't worry about it!

WhosPickleisThatOnion · 13/07/2012 15:50

I'm from south Wales and never heard of that meaning.

Rachog · 13/07/2012 15:42

Yep lady garden - north west just outside Liverpool.

hypoxia · 13/07/2012 15:41

Minnie the minx

Krumbum · 13/07/2012 15:34

I've heard of it but it's not that used, I don't think it will matter. If you called her fanny then thats different!

CheerfulYank · 13/07/2012 08:15

Nope, never, but I'm American. :) My DS is good friends with a 99 year old lady at the care home where MIL works, and she is called Minnie. Her real name is Wilhelmina but she loathes it. :)

Jackie432 · 13/07/2012 08:09

Yes - London. But a friend has just called her little one Fanny, which is associated with lady garden much more than Minnie!

JazzAnnNonMouse · 07/07/2012 22:16

Have heard - south east
Now live in Bristol and have heard it there too.
Its a cute nickname though - could you use it for short for something?

CountryMama · 07/07/2012 20:44

Not here. Devon. I love the name too... go for it!

nymeria · 06/07/2012 13:59

I have heard 'minnie' used that way, can't say I've ever used it myself but I would know what someone meant if they said it! In London btw, don't remember it being used when I was growing up in NE England though (then it was always 'fanny').

Even without that association, I would only use it as a nickname. not a very attractive or serious name IMO.

CReady · 06/07/2012 13:56

I've never heard of being used for "lady garden" lol....(Originally from Scotland but living in Bournemouth).

helebeth · 06/07/2012 13:54

If you like the name why not use it> I know a Minnie and she is adorable. There are Plenty of people out there called Fanny, Willy and John Thomas. They are used to describe private areas and it did not put their parents off! As I have said in my previous post never heard it used

Woodyhels · 06/07/2012 13:53

South west and midlands and I know Minnie as a lady garden name and that damn mouse! Unfortunately for me it's a nn at a push but not a real name

Sorry if that's not helpful

helebeth · 06/07/2012 13:51

FROM LONDON now living in Cornwall but have moved around the UK and lived in Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Yorkshire and have Scottish husband and extended family. NONE OF US have EVER HEARD "Minnie" used to describe private bits!!!!!

PiedWagtail · 03/07/2012 23:16

Not heard it - NE Scotland
My friend is called Minnie - from london - not heard it!

memphis83 · 03/07/2012 23:08

From the Midlands and we call it a Minnie, but then my friends little girl calls hers a Mary, she is 8 and was mortified when she realised thats her middle name!

daisylou79 · 03/07/2012 22:54

Sorry to hijack your thread by the way, OP. Just thought I would share our experience as it seemed relevant. We are in London by the way and have lived up north and in Essex. We had obviously never heard of the double meaning but maybe you don't until you have kids...

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