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

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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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GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 01/07/2012 16:39

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fergoose · 01/07/2012 16:28

My daughter is called Minnie, well she is Jasmine but I always shorten it to Minnie or Min - and nobody has ever compared her to anything at all. I think it is a lovely name - but then I guess I would. Dunno why anyone would have nicknames for their bits anyway - why can't they just use the proper name for something?

Greenshadow · 01/07/2012 16:27

Various locations in southern england and not heard of it.
Go for it (but then DS1 has the initials BJ which half of MN wouldn't consider...)

TaperJeanGirl · 01/07/2012 16:24

Yep, all my girls use Minnie as a name for their bits, as do daughters of most of my friends, am in east London.

jaffacakehips · 01/07/2012 16:02

Doingit I did say in my view.

Belmo · 01/07/2012 15:49

Central Scotland and never heard it.

Starfishkiss · 01/07/2012 15:31

Sorry forgot to add I was brought up in London, but live in east mids now

Starfishkiss · 01/07/2012 15:30

I was brought up using Minnie as the name for my 'ladygarden', and probably would consider using it if I had a DD.
That said, I also LOVE the name Minnie for a DD and is on my names list. So to summarise I'd say go with the name! Hth!

DoingItForMyself · 01/07/2012 15:23

Jaffa its not utter rubbish just because you haven't heard of it! There are plenty of posters who have said that yes, it is a known euphemism for a fanjo. That's not to say the OP shouldn't call her DD Fanny or Betsy or Mary or Minnie or any other name, just that to many admittedly immature people it could cause a little snigger.

jaffacakehips · 01/07/2012 14:31

Never ever heard of this...utter rubbish in my view. I know a Amelia who's Mini, started by her sister who couldn't say her name when little.

Born and Bred in the Highlands, lived in Perthshire and Edinburgh now in SW England.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 01/07/2012 14:21

Don't use it but know it as euphemism. Also bear in mind your future DD introducing herself: "I'm Minnie" - just imagine the retort (spoken or unspoken) of "no you're not!" or even "wow you really are". No girl really wants a name which invites people to think of vaginas, evaluate her body shape and hum the theme from the Italian job at the same time.

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MrsApplepants · 01/07/2012 14:09

I don't use it but I know people who do. Im in Kent.

Personally, I'd steer clear of a name which had this connotation anywhere.

yellowraincoat · 01/07/2012 13:39

Minnie Driver's real name is Amelia. How about that?

maandpa · 01/07/2012 13:38

Agree with yellowraincoat here. If your daughter turns out to be tall then this name is going to be really silly.

Please ignore the pregnancy hormones OP and don't use this name.

What about Mimi nn for Michelle or Maria. I think this is really cute. And if your dd wants to have a more serious name at any point in her life she can use Michelle or Maria.

Whiteshoes · 01/07/2012 13:17

Ladygarden was the first thing I thought of when I saw your post title, and it's the first thing I think of when I see the name I'm in london, and my mum, who used it for ladygarden when I was little, is from ireland. I would never use it as a name for fear the poor little one would be ripped apart at school. Sorry!

yellowraincoat · 01/07/2012 13:11

I'm in London, from Scotland, have heard it, but it wouldn't be my immediate association.

I'd think Minnie Mouse, mini cooper, Minnie the Minx. Also, not to sound horrible, but if she ends up being big, people are going to laugh at her name.

It's a diminutive, surely. Not sure from what, but I wouldn't say it's an actual name.

Samvet · 01/07/2012 13:09

South central - yes to lady garden BUT also why use this name??? What if she is tall or fat in her life - instant piss take.

MoaningMinnieWhingesAgain · 01/07/2012 13:05

Northwest here. Thought this was shout-out for me Grin

I only know of Minnie as a nn for foof because of here, not IRL.

applepieinthesky · 01/07/2012 13:02

I don't use it but I know people that do. I'm in the South East.

NaughtyBusterAndTheBumFactory · 01/07/2012 12:48

Not heard in the North West but my friend from Berkshire uses it.

Catsu · 01/07/2012 12:46

It's means fanny here in south east

WithACherryOnTop · 01/07/2012 12:36

I don't use it myself,but I know what it means in some areas,and would make the association. I'm from Glasgow.

VivaLeBeaver · 01/07/2012 11:37

I don't use the term Minnie for ladygarden myself but I'm aware of the meaning and I know people who use it. Midlands.

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mrswee · 01/07/2012 11:36

and it's a boy, Dick is out of the question too!

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