"Minnie" meaning in English

See Minnie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪni/ Forms: Minnies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪni Etymology: Its diminutives + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Minnie (countable and uncountable, plural Minnies)
  1. A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Diminutive): 明妮 (Míngnī) (Chinese Mandarin), Minjo (Esperanto), Minnie (French), ミニー (Minī) (Japanese), 미니 (mini) (Korean), Минни (Minni) (Russian), Minnie (Vietnamese), Min-ni (Vietnamese), Min-ny (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-9713fHEU Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 82 4 5 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 14 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 34 8 35 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 7 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 37 16 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 14 27 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 38 13 30 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 16 29 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 12 29 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 41 13 29 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 36 16 29 19 Disambiguation of 'Diminutive': 82 2 5 11
  2. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 16 29 20
  3. (US, slang) Minneapolis. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-uKiSWn-i Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 14 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 34 8 35 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 16 29 20
  4. Alternative letter-case form of minnie (“minenwerfer trench mortar”). Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: minnie (extra: minenwerfer trench mortar)
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-1Qmnl423 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 14 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 34 8 35 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 15 16 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 11 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 16 29 20

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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