As a first name, Minnie is a feminine given name. It can be a diminutive (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of

Minerva Minerva (; ; ) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the violence of gods such as Mars. Be ...

, Winifred, Wilhelmina,

Willemina Willemina is a Dutch feminine given name similar to Wilhelmina. Bearers often use a short form in daily life, including ''Ineke'', ''Mien'', ''Miep'', ''Wil'', ''Will'', ''Willeke'', ''Minnie,'' ''Willy'', ''Willie'' and ''Wilma''. People with th ...

, Winona,

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

, Hermione,

Jasmine Jasmine (botanical name: ''Jasminum'', pronounced ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae. It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are wid ...

, Mary,

Miriam Miriam (, lit. ‘rebellion’) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Torah refers to her as "Miria ...

, Maria, Marie, Naomi, Miranda, Clementine, Dominique,

Dominic Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most promi ...

, or Amelia. It may refer to:

People with the given name

* Minnie Tittell Brune (1875–1974), American stage actress * Minnie Campbell (1862–1952), Canadian clubwoman, lecturer, and editor * Minnie D. Craig (1883–1966), American legislator and the first female speaker of a state House of Representatives (North Dakota) in the United States * Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882–1964), suffrage politician and first executive secretary of the League of Women Voters * Minnie Devereaux (1891–1984), Canadian Cheyenne silent film actress * Minnie Dupree (1873–1947), American stage and film actress *

Minnie Egener Minnie Egener (1881–1938) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Biography She made her professional opera debut in 1904 at the Metropolitan Opera as one of the flower maidens in Richard Wagner's ''Parsifal''. In 1906 she moved to Italy and s ...

(1881–1938), American operatic mezzo-soprano *

Minnie Evans Minnie Eva Evans (December 12, 1892 – December 16, 1987) was an African-American artist who worked in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. Evans used different types of media in her work such as oils and graphite, but started with us ...

(1892–1987), African-American folk artist *

Minnie Maddern Fiske Minnie Maddern Fiske (born Marie Augusta Davey; December 19, 1865 – February 15, 1932), but often billed simply as Mrs. Fiske, was one of the leading American actresses of the late 19th and early 20th century. She also spearheaded the fig ...

(1865–1932), leading American actress *

Minnie Rutherford Fuller Minnie Rutherford Fuller (, Oliver; after first marriage, Scott; after second marriage, Rutherford; after third marriage, Fuller; January 25, 1868 – October 15, 1946) was an American farmer, broker, temperance leader, suffragist, and lobbyist. Sh ...

(1868-1946), American farmer, broker, temperance leader, suffragist *

Minnie Gentry Minnie Gentry (born Minnie Lee Watson, December 2, 1915 – May 11, 1993) was an American actress. Gentry was born Minnie Lee Watson in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of Mincie and Taylor Watson. Her family moved to Cleveland during her childhoo ...

(1915–1993), American actress *

Minnie Goodnow Minnie Goodnow (July 10, 1871 – February 9, 1952) was an American nurse, nursing educator, and historian of nursing. During World War I she was a member of the second Harvard Unit of nurses who sailed for France in late 1915. Early life Minnie ...

(1871 – 1952), American nurse and nursing educator * Minnie Braithwaite Jenkins (1874–1954), American school teacher and educator * Minnie Lansbury (1889–1922), English suffragette * Minnie Marx (1865–1929), mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, born Miene Schönberg * Minnie Mumford, better known as Jerri Mumford (1909–2002), Canadian military servicewoman during World War II * Minnie Nast (1874–1956), German soprano * Minnie Ward Patterson, American poet and author * Minnie Pwerle (between 1910 and 1922–2006), Australian Aboriginal painter * Minnie Rayner (1869–1941), British film actress *

Minnie Riperton Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single " Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register. Born in 1947, Riperton grew ...

(1947–1979), singer and song writer * Minnie Soo (born 1998), Hong Kong table tennis player

People with the nickname

Women

Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) Maria Feodorovna (; 26 November 1847 – 13 October 1928), known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894 as the wife of Emperor Alexander III. She was the fourth child and second daughter of ...

(1847–1928), Empress of Russia, known within her family as Minnie * Minnie Dean (1844–1895), only woman to receive the death penalty in New Zealand *

Minnie Driver Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film ''Circle of Friends (1995 film), Circle of Friends''. She went on to star i ...

(born 1970), English actress and singer-songwriter * Minnie Hauk (1851–1929), American operatic soprano *

Minnie Pearl Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian and country singer who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (1940–1991) ...

(1912-1996), stage name for American comedienne Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon *

Minnie Vautrin Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin (September 27, 1886 – May 14, 1941) was an American missionary, diarist, educator and president of Ginling College. A Christian missionary in China for 28 years, she became known for caring for and protecting at le ...

(1886–1941), American missionary who saved the lives of many women during the Nanking Massacre * Minnie Warren (1849–1878), American dwarf associated with P. T. Barnum *

Memphis Minnie Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being " ...

(1897-1973), American blues singer * Minnie West (born 1993), stage name for Mexican actress Amparo West Serrano * Minnie (singer) (born 1997), Thai singer and member of K-pop group (G)I-dle

Men

* Roy McGiffin (1891–1918), ice hockey player * Minnie Mendoza (born 1933), Cuban retired Major League Baseball player and coach * Minnie Miñoso (1923–2015), Cuban retired Major League Baseball and Negro leagues player * Minnie Rojas (1933–2002), Major League Baseball relief pitcher

Fictional characters

Minnie Mouse Minerva "Minnie" Mouse is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. The longtime sweetheart of Mickey Mouse, she is an anthropomorphic mouse with white gloves, a red or pink bow, blue (or pink or red) polka-dotted dress, w ...

, an animated character in Disney media, girlfriend of

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

* Minnie Bannister, on the British radio series ''The Goon Show'', played by Spike Milligan * Minnie Crozier, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Minnie Caldwell, on the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' * Minnie the Minx, a comic strip character from ''The Beano'' * Minnie Bishop, from the anime/manga ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix franchise originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The illustrations have since inspired several official light novel, manga, and anime series and v ...

'' * Minnie Fay, in the musical '' Hello, Dolly!'' and the

film adaptation A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...

* Minnie Goetze, the lead and titular character in the semi-autobiographical graphic novel ''

The Diary of a Teenage Girl ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the hybrid novel of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner. It stars Bel Powley as a 15-year-old girl who becomes sexually activ ...

'' and the

Other

* Minnie (chimpanzee) (died 1998), the only female chimpanzee in the US Mercury space program, backup to Ham (chimpanzee) * " Minnie the Moocher", a song first recorded by

Cab Calloway Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the Swing music, swing era. His niche ...

in 1931 {{given name English feminine given names Feminine given names Nicknames Hypocorisms