"Minnie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪni/ Forms: Minnies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪni Etymology: 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 and Mamie. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names 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-Oiu4ur~L Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 79 6 7 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 17 31 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 12 15 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 47 9 29 14 Disambiguation of 'Diminutive': 81 6 5 8
  2. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (US, slang) Minneapolis. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Minnie-en-name-uKiSWn-i Categories (other): American English
  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-0e341SbD

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Alternative forms

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