What Do We Think Of Minnie? Is It Always A Mouse?

[emmanumber3]

I'm 26 weeks along with DC3 who is (probably, according to scan) a little girl.

We are struggling somewhat on girls' names we both like & last night I resorted to doing a bit of "ancestry research" into old family names on DH's side (I pretty much know all on my side - well my mum does - and none of them are possibilities ). The only one that I've found & am considering is Minnie. What do you think? Is it a good name or will people forever say "as in the mouse?" .

Both DS1 & DS2 have recycled family names so in a way in would be nice for DC3 to have one too.

Any comments greatly appreciated .

Round here it's commonly used childhood slang for the female genitals. And I do mean commonly used - I reckon everyone in ds's year 5 class would giggle if a new girl called Minnie turned up.

In my mind it's a mouse or, ironically, a fat old woman.

Yep it's a car or a fanjo

I'm with seeker; in this household it is the term for girls' bits.

Sorry.

It was my late grandmother's name - ds has to work on keeping a straight face every time we look at family photographs!

Most definitely a mouse, and too cutesy for my liking ..it will date terribly!

How about Minerva?

Fanjo

Fanjo or dog.

What if she grows up to be more, er, maxi?

So, that'd be a resounding DON'T USE IT! Sorry. :)

Haha . Sounds like it's a good job I asked! There are a few Minnie's in the DS's schools & I've never heard of it meaning fanjo in these parts BUT now that I know that pretty much rules it out . I'm not cruel.

To be fair, it's not a name I would have thought of if it wasn't in the family at some point.

Many thanks for your honesty .

Minnie to me is Minnie Riperton and a recent astrophysics graduate I know. Never heard of the fanjo link before but I'm a bit indifferent anyway - some people called theirs a jenny at school but noone went for the Jennifers. Likewise Will/Williams. It isn't as if you're calling her Vangina (as my grandma would say).

I like it, though I've never heard of a fanjo reference

it's a lula, or a moaning minnie.

My friend's sister has called her (now 9 mo) DD Minnie, and I've never had the heart to ask if they're aware of the fanjo association. To be fair, if I didn't come in MN I wouldn't be, but still. Once you know, you can't go back.

I just thought of Minnie Driver

It's fine. I've heard of it short for Minerva.

I thought of fanjo too!

Its a fanjo where I grew up as well.

Me too. Which is a shame as it's a cute name. What about Millie?

My first thought was another word for lady garden. Sorry!

Such a nice name but yes sadly the mums of girls at school had this discussion the other week and it transpires ALL of their children use it to mean - erm - that. Who knew.
I have boys and they only know it in terms of the car.

perhaps there is an argument for teaching our daughters the correct names for parts of their body

mini me, minnie ripperton minnie cauldwell (ols lady in the snug at the rovers return)...
Do you have to use the name formally?
Choose a "proper" name and then shorten to min .
Maybe you can go back a bit further in your families for the name for your dd.

Love it.