Minnie May - is this a bad idea? And why do so many people dislike hyphenated names with Mae?

[caitlinrose]

Yesterday I watched "Anne with an E" for the first time and there was a character called Minnie May who was really sweet. I thought it was hyphenated because she was called by both names but google let met know it's not.

I thought it was kind of cute. What are your thoughts on Minnie May, called by both names? I think it's more of an idea right now and I wouldn't actually use it but I'd use May or maybe just Minnie.

What are your thoughts on just Minnie or just May? And Mae?

General question: why do hyphenated names with May, Mae seem to be disliked so much here even though May, Mae is a classic name? Does this apply to Mae, May on its own too?

Does it matter whether there's a hyphen or not? Is Minnie-May less popular here than Minnie May (called by both)?

And why do people seem to like May and dislike Mae (noticed this in a past thread)? To me they are both classic (Mae West etc.). Do you prefer Mae or May?

Minnie is my 96 year old Grandmother's name. She's coped with it alright! Although admittedly it's not common slang round these parts.....

I think the alliteration with the hyphen is a bit twee. I don't mind -Mae names but the first bit should ideally start with a different sound and not be too cutesy. Something like Lily-Mae can become Lily if the person chooses. Minnie-Mae is very cutesy and far too much IMO. I'm not a particular fan of Minnie on it's own but it's OK. Minnie Jones sounds far better for an adult than Minnie-Mae Jones.

Oh good god no. People are only cute little children for a maximum of 10 years (and that’s pushing it). I can’t imagine a barrister called Minnie-Mae.

Thanks so far!

I wasn't aware of the slang, so I'm very happy I asked. It was more of an idea because I found it so charming when I watched the show but I can see how it may not be great in real life.

I personally don't really see the difference between Minnie and other names that are really popular now such as Millie or Maisie. I think I even find Minnie a bit more mature sounding than Millie. But I guess it's just different for everyone and we'll probably not use it even though I do like it.

Minnie is slang for vagina

Hyphenated -Mae is for chavs.

sorry it’s awful 🙈

hyphen names just aren’t needed either

Lots of people call their vulva/vagina their Minnie!

I like hyphenated names, except for when Arreeorrianaella-Mae’s mother throws a fit because you left off the ’Mae’.

I'm sorry but it sounds really common and Minnie is a scottish nickname for a vagina - dont do it.

Porn star name awful

May, Mai, Mae so chav sorry

I work as a doctor in an area which is fairly deprived and almost everyone refers to their vulvas as their minnies. I actually know a Minnie May and - despite being a big AOGG fan - the first thing I thought of was how she would cope if she moved to where I work.
I think May as a first name is lovely. May as a middle name is just dull dull dull... Unimaginative. Like Jane in the 70s.
Also there are huge numbers of Ruby-May, Dolly-May etc where I work. It's a way of people trying to be more individual but it's very much backfired!

I know a couple of 8 year old Minnies

We considered it with DC1 but the thumping realisation that she may well not... be, well, very mini... and therefore lumbered with an eternal joke... 6ft Minnie with a booming voice.

we're both quite tall and not slight!

Our family referred to privates as minnie moos or minnie ha ha's.

So for that reason alone I would say do NOT name your child minnie!

You cannot call her Minnie May it’s like Lexi Rose or something. You’ll be on the cover of Hello taking about your inner strength any minute.

I dunno, but I’m guessing the character in Anne us actually called Millicent Mary or something like that as a full name.

Hyphens are thought of as low rent (in the UK)

Mae is thought of as a bit stripper

Minnie us fine as a nn for Marina or whatever, but it’s too babyish as a full name

Sounds like something from the Beverley Hill Billies.

Minnie May sounds like a kitten to me. I like Mae though.

If you go with Minnie I don't think it should have any other names with it too especially another one starting with M. Poor child wld be ridiculed all its life it just sounds too much like Minnie Mouse.

I like May a lot (specifically that spelling) - both as a first name and I don't mind it as a middle name although it's a bit overused as one - the modern Jane!

Minnie is not really my thing. I think it's because my first mental picture is of a minnow, a little fish. You might not think that's a bad association though.

Never heard of minnie as slang for vulva, every day's a school day...

Also, you keep posting as much as you damn well want to OP! Weird that anyone would sort of tell you off about it

I think it's quite pretty but the associations make it unusuable.

Minnie-Mae together just makes me think Anne of Green Gables and croup.

Minnie makes me think of friends and that conversation between Susan and Ross:
Susan: And Minnie if it's a girl
Ross: ... as in mouse?
Susan: As in my grandmother.
Ross: Still - you say Minnie, you hear mouse.

And yeah, the vagina thing. I guess it's a cutesy version of Minge, maybe. Which I cannot stand either.

We use Minnie as slang in my family too, North West but I've no idea if it's a NW thing or just a family thing!

I knew a family once, and the kids were taught to call their privates 'micky and minnie'.
Also, what if Minnie grows to be 6ft tall, it will sound silly when she introduces herself. Or if she's 4'11, that's even worse.

I dislike Minnie, I get the connection to genitalia and along with the mouse bit it would be a no for me. I dislike hyphenated names in general. They are either cutie and ditsy and nothing I want for my daughter, or terribly old fashioned in general. I dislike May/Mae and filler names in general.

So I vote no 😂

I get bored of May/Mae as a middle name.

Lily May, Evie May, Gracie May, Darcie May. Ella May. So twee and overused.