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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 24 June 15 21:59 BST (UK) »
What's wrong with Minnie?

Where do you think Walt Disney got the name from? ;D ;D
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 24 June 15 22:01 BST (UK) »
Many years ago I used to work with a lady called Minnie, it was her given name she was born in the 1920's.
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 24 June 15 22:14 BST (UK) »
I have an ancestor who was known as Minnie but she was Christened Maria. I think it is most commonly used for Mary or Maria but obviously there are others. Of course it could also be a nick-name for someone who is short or petite.......... or an ironic nick-name for someone who is neither of those!
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 25 June 15 01:35 BST (UK) »
I came across a "Minnie" who was christened Margaret for her mother and known /buried as "Minnie". So maybe "Minnie" in this case was instead of Margaret Junior?

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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 25 June 15 09:50 BST (UK) »
Queen Alexandra had a sister Dagmar, married to the Tsar, she was called Minnie within her family.
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 25 June 15 10:33 BST (UK) »
It could just be a nick name  for the youngest child, especially if there were a five year gap between the next youngest.

It could be Lilian?
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 25 June 15 10:58 BST (UK) »
I had a car once called Mini
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 25 June 15 11:03 BST (UK) »
I think actress Minnie Driver quite likes the name?! ;D ;D
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Re: "Minnie"??? what's that short for?
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 25 June 15 11:03 BST (UK) »
Interesting discussion!

My Great Grandmother was given the name Minnie, named after her maternal aunt, Wilhelmina.... who was known as Mina! There are a few Minnies/Minas in that side of the family.

On the other side of my family I was finding Minnies where there hadn't been before. I soon found that the family used Minnie as a nickname for Jemima!  ;D
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