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Original poster

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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mrswee · 01/07/2012 11:35

I'm not decided on it by any means, but keep coming back to it again and again, (which is how we decided on my current DD's name..Elsie, another name that a lot of people don't like, I love it and it really suits her, we are very happy we chose it in the end)
... the whole ladygarden thing puts me off a little, other than that I do like it. I also like it as an adult name, I don't just see it as baby name.

I'd more likely use it as a middle name though then use it as a family nick name, so potential future DD would have choice of her own.

However I'd never call a DD Fanny!!

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fanoftheinvisibleman · 01/07/2012 11:28

I've never heard of it used that way. I'm in Yorkshire.

fanoftheinvisibleman · 01/07/2012 11:28

I've never heard of it used that way. I'm in Yorkshire.

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mrswee · 01/07/2012 11:27

smize yes it was a full name, not a nick name.

leelteloo just as well there's no mix up LOL

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peggyblackett · 01/07/2012 11:05

If yiu need evidence of its usage search for savaged min min in mumsnet classics .

3boysgirlontheway · 01/07/2012 11:00

Not used as a euphemism for vulva here in Ireland!

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DoingItForMyself · 01/07/2012 09:50

I'm in the middle of the country (never sure if I count as east midlands or east anglia...) but yes, my DDs' friends call it that, so now she does too. It only came up because another mum told her DD to wipe her fanny Shock and I thought I had to find something nicer to call hers, so we went with Minnie too!

cluelessnchaos · 01/07/2012 09:34

Not heard it other than on mnet, north east Scotland. I think it's a lovely name

MrDarcyPhwoarr · 01/07/2012 09:33

I grew up using it and I use it for dd too.

Live in Glasgow, grew up in the highlands.

Smize · 01/07/2012 09:32

Mouse or the minx, definitely not ladygarden! North east Scotland. Think Minnie is very cute for a little girl but not sure if it would work on a grown up woman? Was it used as a full name in your family or as nickname for something else?

savoycabbage · 01/07/2012 09:27

I have heard of it, but I wouldn't think Hmm if I met a Minnie. It wouldn't make me think of a lady garden. Perhaps because it's got other uses like Minnie mouse, Mini car and just being used as a word for tiny.

I'm from Newcastle.

CouthyMow · 01/07/2012 09:25

My mother sniggers whenever she hears of a baby boy being called Cory because where she is from, that was a euphemism for penis. My mother has no tact though.

CouthyMow · 01/07/2012 09:22

I am in the unusual position of having one half of my family from the SE, and one half from the West coast of Scotland. When I was little, there is a funny family story about me meeting an old (Scottish) maiden Aunt, I must have been about 4yo. And I kept sniggering after being told her name was Minnie, and the Scottish side of my family had to have it explained to them why I found it so amusing.

Down here, it is an 'accepted' euphemism for vagina. I personally wouldn't, it'd be like calling a baby Dick, which just wouldn't be done these days!

CurrySpice · 01/07/2012 09:19

Narcolepsy how on earth do you know that?!?!

I've heard a lady garden called a minnie but it wouldn't be the first thing I would think of when introduced to a Minnie

Nagoo · 01/07/2012 09:14

yes, east midlands.

Didn't stop my nan calling her cat it though :)

DilysPrice · 01/07/2012 09:11

Yes, London

leelteloo · 01/07/2012 09:11

Minnie is the name I use for my dd's privates but it is also the name of one of her best friends; doesn't seem to create any confusion. Helps that one of her favourite characters is Minnie Mouse. London

NervousAt20 · 01/07/2012 09:10

West midlands and haven't heard it Smile

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 01/07/2012 09:09

Heard it (on tv I think!) but would never use it :) Dorset

Dexidoo · 01/07/2012 09:05

Another one saying yes in south Wales

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mrswee · 01/07/2012 09:05

Stellan that is a consideration I have had already... I also think the same of Bonnie. I know a not so Bonnie, Bonnie!

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mrswee · 01/07/2012 09:03

seems to be fairly wide spread so far.. eek

PinkChampagneandStrawberries I was surprised to hear that as none of my friends Ive asked so far have.. have you heard it in a local context or more from here?

Maybe my friends are just being very polite Grin ....to be honest it would not be like them to be polite!!

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SandyBottoms · 01/07/2012 09:02

Never heard it. We are north east Scotland.

Tangointhenight · 01/07/2012 09:01

Not used as ladygarden in Northern Ireland.

I just think of mouse, sorry!