Message: "Mimi" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Mimi

by Lily8

4/21/2009, 1:39 PM

Do you think it would work as a full name? Do you know anyone named Mimi? What could Mimi be a nickname for? Do you know anyone whose nickname is Mimi? What are their full names?

Miriam nn Mimi?
Maria nn Mimi?
Mimosa nn Mimi?

etc

#Mimi

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- Bear +5

4/21/2009, 1:51 PM

I've loved Mimi for years. I even considered it for a dd, but only as a nn for Marie. Mimi is so cute.

I know an adult Mimi. Her formal name is Mary.

Mimi could easily be a nn for Miriam, Maria. A mimosa is an alcoholic drink, so I'm not big on that one for a formal name.

Others you might like:

Emily / Emilia / Amelia
Artemisia
Camellia
Miranda
Jamila
Demeter / Demetria
Euphemia
Melanie
Miguela
Yma ("EE-muh")
Maxine / Maxima ("MAX-ee-muh")
Yasmin
Ismene
Hermine
Martine
Mila / Mileva ("MEE-lay-vuh," or "mi-LAY-vuh")
Mercy
Philomena
Melody
Camille
Mariska / Marisa / Marina / Maureen
Naomi
Myfanwy ("mi-VAWN-wee")
Hermia

Happy hunting!

This message was edited 4/21/2009, 1:52 PM

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +4

4/21/2009, 2:23 PM

OT: Myfanwy

I'm curious about the 'vawn' part of Myfanwy - would you pronounce it like 'vahn' or like Vaughan?

This message was edited 4/21/2009, 2:28 PM

- Bear +3

4/21/2009, 2:58 PM

Yes, I would pronounce them the same way.

In Welsh, an "f" is pronounced like a "v" in English, and the "a" is more like an "ah" sound.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +2

4/22/2009, 4:03 AM

I was just wondering because "vahn" and "vawn"/"Vaughan" sound very different to me.
My lab tutor's name is Myfanwy - in English it tends to be pronounced "me-VAN-we" but in Welsh it's more like "me-VAHN-we".

- Bear +1

4/22/2009, 9:33 AM

Huh. I pronounce "vahn," "vawn" and Vaughn exactly alike. I live on the West coast of the U.S. Where are you from? Just curious. :-)

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

4/22/2009, 3:29 PM

The UK. I live in Manchester, my lab tutor is from Wales (can tell by her accent!).

- Nicola

4/21/2009, 11:35 PM

Mimosa. I love that name I didn't know about the drink until someone posted it here, I just think it's a nice floral / plant name.

- Michelle (-Shell-)

4/21/2009, 4:37 PM

Model Elle McPhersons younger sisters name is Mimi McPherson. I personally dont like it as a first name but would be nice as a nn for Miriam.

- mermaidwriter1000

4/21/2009, 3:04 PM

I love Mimi. It also can be used for Artemisia. I mean nn for this name.

- CN (CSwe)

4/21/2009, 2:10 PM

I went to school with a girl everyone called Mimi. It turned out her real name was Emily and last year I had an instructor in statistical analysis called Mimmi and that was her real, full name.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

4/21/2009, 1:52 PM

I think it is insubstantial on its own, it is best as a nn. Pretty much anything derived from Mariamne/Miriam would work.
Meital, Melia, Meredith, Mia, Milena, Minerva, Mireia, Amelia, Emilia, Melisande, Amina, Hermina, Wilhelmina, Yasmina, Myfanwy.. ?

- KrisMichelle

4/21/2009, 1:45 PM

I guess it could, but I think that I would rather have a more serious name to fall back on. I've only known one person occasionally called Mimi, and her given name is Mireille. She's almost 5 now.

*On a side note, a lot of grandmothers (my mother included) are called Mimi.

ETA: I LOVE Miriam!

This message was edited 4/21/2009, 1:46 PM

- Jonquil

4/21/2009, 1:43 PM

I knew a 40-something Mimi in Australia - real name Margaret Mary
I love Mimi as a nn for Miriam but prefer Miri (which is used in Israel as a name in its own right nowadays).

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