What can Minnie be short for?

[maggiethemagpie]

My brother's just had a baby. She didn't have a name so they started calling her 'mini' as she is small. Which has turned into Minnie. Which they are now thinking of as a name, but it sounds a bit too nicknamey on its own. What could it be short for? Minerva?

I can think of Minnie Mouse and Minnie Driver who have this name but not sure if it is a shortened form of anything or name in its own right.

Definitely 'vagina' I'm afraid. Tell them not to.

Yep Minnie definitely a name for fanjo's where we live. I only found out when I told DD & DS they could join the Mini-Club on holiday and they broke down in a fit of laughter.
Merina (coil).....is something that springs to mind when I hear Minerva

Ha ha hope they don't call her Mirena! I bet someone somewhere has!

Springs to mind... only just got it

Mouse?!

Glad my pun didn't go unnoticed 😆

Glad a few pps have pointed out the private girly parts connection!

Girly bits here too.

I know a Minnie who is a Minerva

My granny was often known as Minnie and her real name was Mary.

(She was very small though )

Minnie is short for Minge in these here parts.

I think Jasmine is your best bet!

Our Marianne is known as Minnie by her nearest and dearest. She's now four and prefers the full Marianne though. We love the name although I do now feel for her having to learn to spell it.

My friend is called Minnette nn to Minnie

Camilla

I love Minnie as a name on its own, but love the idea of Araminta or Jasmine nn Minnie. There's also Yasmin too x

Minnie sounds like an old ladies name. Is it short for Margaret or Mary?

I went to school with a Minnie and that was her name, not short for anything. I actually like it, she was about 5'10 though which she often got comments about 'not being that Minnie'.

My daughter is Jasmine but nickname is Minnie. And no lady parts connotations here at all.