Minnie

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Ok, OH and i were set on this name until about 7 months when i discovered that in some parts of the country it's commonly used as a nickname for girl's private parts!

So we changed our mind and now have a longer name which could be abbreviated to Minnie, Mia or Mina. We both still like Minnie the best but i wanted to ask if you have ever heard of Minnie as a nickname used in the playground for girly bits and if so where you are based?

I think i'm right in thinking it's mainly used as a nickname in the South and South West so we may get away with using it at home up North.

Ive lived up north and down south and never heard minnie as girls bits!

I know a Minnie, and (London) I've not heard it used as a term for genitalia.

It's nice, but I think you are right to have a longer name - it's a bit twee for teen or adult.

I'm in Somerset and have only heard it on here. When DD was little her name was shortened to Minnie. Doesn't put me off at all especially as there are other names used that can also mean fanjo!

Mia is very popular atm (primary school age), BTW

I live in S. Yorks and I know several people who use it as slang for genitals. I hadn't heard it until a few years ago, maybe its travelling north.

My SIL is a police officer and has often had to take statements from little girls who have been abused . She said that minnie was one of the most used words for female genitals. Midlands.

Minnie is a vagina...yes.

My Nana (in her 90's) is a Minnie and I never knew it's slang meaning until I became a Mnetter!

vagina, yep. horrible name for vagina but yep. there was a thread on here a couple of days ago about this.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/1376663-Girls-name-that-can-be-shortened-to-Minnie

Universal here in Kent.

Yes, when I was at school, your Minnie was your lady bits.

I think its a cute name!
It wasn't until I came on MN that I realized 'Daisy', 'Penny' and quite a few other girls names are another name for your lady bits!
I know 'Flower' isn't exactly a common girls name, but is a common 'ladybits' name!

Ok- it's cute. So that makes it ok to give your child a name that will make 90% of people under the age of 10 giggle whenever you introduce yourself?

Yep it's Minnies here too

My dd's is a minnie too.

It's deffo not a name I would opt for!

I've never heard it used to describe genitalia. I'm in Wales.

Minnie is widely used here in the SE. I would def avoid it

I'm in London and Minnie is used as a term for fanjo here.

I've never heard of Minnie = fanjo

I know two little girls called Minnie with parents from different parts of the UK.

I love this name! please use it!

Why would you call your little girl something that will make her classmates snigger? It's just so incredibly egocentric and selfish- " I like it so I am going to use it, and to hell with the consequences"

Currently living in West Midlands, before that lived in East Midlands, before that in North West anf before that in South West and I have only ever heard Minnie used as a term for female parts on this board. I not sure it's that common IRL , after all, it's not as if you are planning to call your DD Fanny.