Minna

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really like it - what does everyone think? I've heard minnie can be a word for a girl's parts but Minna is less nicknamey and can still be Minnie which is so sweet, or Mimi?

I know a Minna. Australian woman. I like it.

Bit close to minger!

It is another option if she dislikes Minnie - she can be Minna which is a lot more serious , no mouse or y sound , and she can be Mia or Mimi too?

Never heard of it. I know a mila (pronounced mee-la), which I prefer.

I had a relative called Minna (pronounced Minner, like Dinner). Amazing lady born in the early 1900's and had DS been a girl I would have given him the name as a middle name.

I like it. I also like Minerva and Elva. I know nobody asked about Elva but there you are

I like it. It's different without sounding too 'out there'.

Wasn't Minna the name of the girl in HG Wells 'The Time Machine' - she was from the year 100,000+++!!

Ad a op has said it is a fairly common Finnish name pronounced meena. In the U.K. I imagine she will have a lifetime of ´like Nina but with an M'. I really like it.

I imagine she will have a lifetime of ´like Nina but with an M'

OP doesn't want to use the Meena like Nina pronunciation, she wants to pronounce it as Minner, like Dinner

I love Mimi - I wouldn’t mind being called that, I think it’s quite sexy. But something like that is probably better suited to an extrovert, and of course, there’s no way to tell if your child will be shy or not. I’m not so keen on Minnie as it doesn’t have that sexy edge, but I do quite like Minna, and the rather foreign but accessible sound.

No, I don't like either the look or the sound of it. And it reminds me of minnows.

Not sure might use it as a middle name instead - she's quite limited to minnie mimi sort names and Minna isn't that robust? What do you think of Raina as a middle name vs Minna ?

I know a teenage Minnah, who pronounces it the way you would like to.

I really like it but it's maybe a bit unusual for me

Minya ?

Sounds like 'Minnie' but in a Manchester accent.

Minna is the main character in the Crummy Mummy kids book.

Mina is lovely. Minnie is nice. Minna/Minner sounds silly to me.

She'd get the mick taken out of her and called a "minger" where I live I'd think

My grandmother’s name was Minna. It’s German. She was never called Minnie, she was either Minna or Min. I wanted to give it to DD as a middle name but DH vetoed it.

Raina and Elva are beautiful. Minna is just a bit...meh. It's ok but nothing wow to it.

I know a Minna, and also a Minnia.

Iim not overly keen but it's a better pronunciation than Mina ( meaner)

I knew a Minna and she was relentlessly teased at school - “minna the binner” “minger” “minna dog’s dinner” were just a few of the horrible things I remember. I bet she remembers more.

She goes by her middle name now I believe.