would you tell a friend that her new baby's name is used by some to refer to vulva/fanny/tuppence/girlie bits...

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My mate is calling her little girl Minnie (she's now 10 days old).

I thought nothing of it, apart from the Minnie mouse/me connections until I mentionned it to a few friends who said that they used as a baby word for vulva/fanny {insert much argued over word of your choice here].

I had never come across this before but having re-read a few threads on this topic that some people do. It appears to be gaining in popularity.

So should I make my friend aware of this connotation of the name, in case it becomes like being called Fanny (as one of my aunts was much to our amusement as kids).

Or just leave it be.

No I wouldn't but then I have never heard of those connotations. Is Minnie short for anything?

Leave it. You will only upset her no matter how tactfully you broach the subject.

it can be short for Minerva.

I wouldnt say anything.

Tis like Willy for William........

minnie isnt to my knowledge a euphemism for vagina.if name is labia minora,yes say something.minnie leave it be

Tuppence?

Disappointed I was expecting her to be called Fanjo.

i wouldn't,it's not like she is calling her Fanjo

min was quite a common name wasn't it

i haven't heard of the connotations either really it seems a bit :S

Fanjo is a great name though!

the cutsey names for fanny are funny
tuppence?
minnie?
...what next flower/la la/fou-fou

minnie is quite a widely used euphemism for a vagina (at least here, London).

it is rather an unfortunate choice.

It wouldn't have occured to me that minnie was a reference to a fanjo, but then I named my dd after a well known product (actually I think the well known product came after the name and it never occured to me either so )anyway have never actually heard of it, (even in London), didn't know tuppence was a reference to it either..............obviously I am quite daft

However whatever you think it isn't really any of your business yabu. - also names are very very personal so it can cause a potential rift!

really?well i never!is it commonly used?

Minnie doesn't mean that to me.

i do think of Minnie Mouse though.

it's not like she's been called Fanny-JO.

my advice,keep yer yap shut.say nowt

I'm in London too and minnie/mini = fanny.

I would make her aware of it!

I think I won't mention it. i just feel a bit tight because in her situation I would prefer to know.

tuppence...I know!

but im guessing she doesnt know hence the choice

I've never called it my minnie. Wouldn't say anything if I did.

I've hearc people use Minnie to talk about their bits but it makes me cringe.

It's a cute name for a girl. Its a twee, cringey name for your vagina.

My SIL has named her bits that to her little boys. I'd never heard it before. Maybe it's a southern thing?
A friend of mine has a DD who gets called Minnie occaionally but I've never directly made the connection!

Minnie definitely means vulva here in Kent. My ds would have great difficulty controlling himeslf if a new girl called Minnie joined his class. Although I do hope he would try. But I'm not holding my breath.He did just about manage when he was introduced to an adult called Dick, but it required superhuman effort and me grabbing the back of his neck in a surreptitious but vicelike grip.......

lol,seeker funny post.imagining white knuckle hold and sniggering boy

I could never understand why that music group (for babies) called themselves 'Musical Minis' as this was always as nickname for vagina where I grew up (Wales).

So much so, that I couldn't bring myself to attend the group for fear of errupting into childish bouts of giggling

But I would say that amongst my friends, about half shared my view about the word but the other half could see nothing wrong with it.

I guess it's a regional thing.

In answer to your questions though (as to whether you should say something to your friend), errrrr.... No! that would be rude!