Ok so Minnie again.. a bit of personal research, can you help?

[mrswee]

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!

Not heard it. Central Scotland

I wouldn't say it but people around here do - south east.

North east (Durham), means lady garden. Friend from Newcastle also uses it in that context.

However Mary also gets used in this context and other girls names, so if its not a big thing where you are I would still consider it.

Not heard it here in the North West- and I think it's a lovely name.

I've heard it and I'm in Scotland

Minnie has that meaning in South Wales.

I've heard it. Cornwall.

That said, its not the first thing that would spring to mind if someone introduced thameselves as Minnie! My mum uses Betsy as a "ladygarden name" though - and I do struggle not to snort when introduced to Betsys

Although I don't use it, it does mean private parts in Essex, Bucks and Kent. Out of my daughter's class of 15 girls, 4 call their bits their Minnie.

I'm trying to say this delicately but Minnie is really not a good name if your child is more maxi than mini... I can just imagine the teasing now. I think there are far more suitable names out there.

Not used as ladygarden in Northern Ireland.

I just think of mouse, sorry!

Never heard it. We are north east Scotland.

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 ....to be honest it would not be like them to be polite!!

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

Another one saying yes in south Wales

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

West midlands and haven't heard it

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

Yes, London

yes, east midlands.

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

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

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!

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.

I have heard of it, but I wouldn't think 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.

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?

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

Live in Glasgow, grew up in the highlands.