Minnie
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Origin of the name Minnie:
A pet form of Miryam, a Hebrew name of debated meaning. Many believe it to mean "sea of bitterness" or "sea of sorrow." However, some sources cite the alternative definitions of "rebellion," "wished-for-child," and "mistress or lady of the sea."
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Minnie can be a nickname for Guillermina, Maximina, Minerva and Wilhelmina.
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Minnie can be a diminutive of Minerva, Wilhelmina, Hermione, Mary or Amelia. It is sometimes used as a name in its own right.
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Minnie Driver, English actress
Minnie Riperton, American singer ("Lovin' You") and mother of actress Maya Rudolph
Minnie Pearl (born Sarah Ophelia Colley), American country music personality- Minnie in song, story & screen: | Edit
Minnie Mouse, Disney character
Minnie, the Girl of the Golden West in the eponymous Puccini opera
"Minnie the Moocher", 1931 jazz song by Cab Calloway
"Skinny Minnie", song by Bill Haley & His Comets from the album Bill Haley's Chicks
Minnie the Minx, comic strip character from The Beano
Minnie Bishop, fictional character from the anime/manga Strike Witches
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