Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of WILHELMINA or MINERVA
Wildly popular in the early 1900s and completely obscure today. Blame Mickey's girlfriend. Though the up and coming trend toward old-fashioned nickname-names -- think Maisie, Mamie, Millie -- may give Minnie (all on its own, not as a short form of anything) a new moment in the sun.
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