Genealogy Chat

Any ideas I can't think of what Minnie is short for?

dont know but how about wilhemena? brenda x

How about Margaret or Jemima? Rosalyn

Mouse! Sorry, couldn't resist that! And by a spooky coincidence, my son, celebrating his 10th birthday today, has just called me into the garden where he had found a mouse! Minnie can be a name in its own right, but is also apparently a pet name for Wilhelmina (you can see why you might want to shorten that), or Minerva. But of course it could also be short for Minette, or any other name that begins Min+ or ends +mina. Helen

I have 2 Minnies who were both christened Minnie!! Maz. XX

I had an Auntie Minnie but her real name was Amelia Ellen. Bren

Hi Cheryl, Had an Aunt Minnie,her real name was Millicent. Also a great aunt was called Lavinia,was known as Vin. Good job they didnt call her Lav.hehe. Makes you wonder where all these nicknames come from. regards trish

I have 2 Minnies: Minnie Maria ( her mother was Maria) & Minnie Elizabeth ( her mother was Elizabeth) I just assumed that it was an endearing way of calling them junior lol!! Much happiness Debi

It doesn't have to be short for anything. I have been researching a minnie, a great aunt, and that was her name. Ian Stanford

I know a Minnie who's birth name is Maria.

My Grandmother was named Minnie. Her mother, and all other siblings had at least two names, but she was stuck with just that one name and she hated it. She thought her mother must have had it in for her to name her that...LOL She called herself Mary instead except for legal papers. Minnie was not short for any other name in her case. Sandra

My great great grandmother was christened Minnie Louisa - so it can be just the name itself by birth.

Deborah, I can't believe someone else has a Minnie Maria in their family apart from me! Makes me wonder if maybe they are named after someone famous? My Minnie (Palin, nee Goffin) caused a big family mystery! I couldn't find her on official documents or census records. I was lucky that her hubby had a very unusual name. From his name, I found her birth name--Alice! No-ONE in my family knew her as Alice. 2 weeks ago, I found her whole family on census records, and found she had a sister, Minna. I can't yet find Minna anywhere after this, so wonder if perhaps Minna died, and Alice took her name.

I called my dog Minni. It was short for Miniature....as in....the "minute your" back's turned she was always into mischief SAndi

I had a great-aunt whose name was Minnie, and was registered as such.

Thanks for all those suggestions. I tried searching for her as Minnie but nothing came up hence why I believe it must be shortened version of something!! Cheryl

Don't forget Minnie Caldwell...

I had an Aunt Minnie, her real name was Maud. Any help?

Hi, My Gran was a Minnie, christened and called Minnie all her life.. I once had a patient called Minnie, it was shortened from Minerva, she would have been born around 1910. Diane NSW Australia

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