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Minnie May - is this a bad idea? And why do so many people dislike hyphenated names with Mae?

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caitlinrose · 14/11/2022 13:52

Yesterday I watched "Anne with an E" for the first time and there was a character called Minnie May who was really sweet. I thought it was hyphenated because she was called by both names but google let met know it's not.

I thought it was kind of cute. What are your thoughts on Minnie May, called by both names? I think it's more of an idea right now and I wouldn't actually use it but I'd use May or maybe just Minnie.

What are your thoughts on just Minnie or just May? And Mae?

General question: why do hyphenated names with May, Mae seem to be disliked so much here even though May, Mae is a classic name? Does this apply to Mae, May on its own too?

Does it matter whether there's a hyphen or not? Is Minnie-May less popular here than Minnie May (called by both)?

And why do people seem to like May and dislike Mae (noticed this in a past thread)? To me they are both classic (Mae West etc.). Do you prefer Mae or May?

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HerculesMulligan · 14/11/2022 14:24

So funny, when I read your thread title I thought of Minnie-Mae Barry and the Ipecac. I think Diana and Minnie-Mae were both quite 'frilly' names (Anne certainly sees Diana's name as more on a par with Cordelia, whereas her own lacks romance), and now it's got additional mouse-related connotations. I think it's fussy for a baby and babyish for an adult.

MrsMoastyToasty · 14/11/2022 14:16

It sounds cute now, but she will grow and a cutesy name in the workplace takes some getting used to.

Smogtopia · 14/11/2022 14:02

May / Mae are so so overdone (as is Grace / Rose and Rae / Ray) so it's everywhere and honestly I find it boring and unimaginative

Minnie (in my neck of the woods) is a very common word for the word Vulva and so if Minnie started school where I live every chance about half of her school friends will make an instant connection to vulvas if not Minnie Mouse which is a cartoon.

It's a cutesy nickname to be kept within the family maybe for a real name like-
Marina
Amanda
Maya

If you like spend a couple of weeks introducing yourself as Minnie May - maybe in a coffee shop or how would you feel in a work setting entering a room and introducing yourself. It's terrible

Vallmo47 · 14/11/2022 13:54

I’m no help because all I think of is mouse unfortunately Op and I think a lot of kids would make that connection also.