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Help[Opinions] Minna
I really like Minna currently (MINN-a). I also like Minnie, and am torn between the two. Minnie I would name my next kitten (I am 100% set on having a cat named Minnie, should I get another), but Minna I like on a baby. I've never met one or heard of one in history. It's very cute to me, dusty in a way that I find alluring, but a little mysterious. When I lived in San Francisco, I remember smiling and becoming namey every time I saw a sign for Minna Street.
I love Minna Catherine, Minna Florence, Minna Constance, Minna Lucille, Minna Dorothy, and Minna Pearl.
It also is a way of honoring my grandfather who died on March 15 (actually both my grandfathers died this year, the first on 23 January, the second on 15 March), since Minna is derived from Wilhelmina and my grandfather was a William. I also like Wilhelmina but it gives me an entirely separate feeling than the cuteness of Minna. I would never use Wilhelmina.
It also goes so well as a sister for my new found love, Iva (EYE-va), and would also complement a brother Jasper or Jerome very well.
Thoughts? Anyone else find Minna as delightful? I can think of one or two people who won't. :)
I love Minna Catherine, Minna Florence, Minna Constance, Minna Lucille, Minna Dorothy, and Minna Pearl.
It also is a way of honoring my grandfather who died on March 15 (actually both my grandfathers died this year, the first on 23 January, the second on 15 March), since Minna is derived from Wilhelmina and my grandfather was a William. I also like Wilhelmina but it gives me an entirely separate feeling than the cuteness of Minna. I would never use Wilhelmina.
It also goes so well as a sister for my new found love, Iva (EYE-va), and would also complement a brother Jasper or Jerome very well.
Thoughts? Anyone else find Minna as delightful? I can think of one or two people who won't. :)
This message was edited 6/15/2016, 6:58 AM
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One of my best friends has a cousin named Minna. I think it's cute but I do prefer Minnie, which I find even cuter, though I struggle with thinking whether or not it's okay as a full name.
If I were to use Minna, I'd probably name her Wilhelmina in full and then use it as a nickname, along with the many other wonderful options Wilhelmina provides.
If I were to use Minna, I'd probably name her Wilhelmina in full and then use it as a nickname, along with the many other wonderful options Wilhelmina provides.
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I like Minna, it's cute. It's used here, but not very common. Wilhelmina is beatiful. I don't like Minnie. I think of either Minne Mouse or a very old lady.
I'm not very fond of Iva, sorry. IVA is the Swedish abbreviation for intensive care ward...
I'm not very fond of Iva, sorry. IVA is the Swedish abbreviation for intensive care ward...
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I like Minna well enough, and I've met a few. I don't think I would ever use it, but I would be happy to meet one again.
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It's cute, but it reminds me of minnows. I read this post earlier in the day, and I've sat on it for a while, and I still think of little fishies.
I don't hate it though esp as a nickname for Wilhelmina.
I don't hate it though esp as a nickname for Wilhelmina.
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While I prefer the sound of Mina rather than Minna, I can see the appeal. Minnie is actually my preference over all and I would consider it both realistically and just hypothetically as beautiful.
It doesn't have quite the dusty vibe to me that many older names do, possibly because of Disney. It really just seems bright and charming. It's one of the nick-namey type names that I do like as a full name.
Though, there would be nothing wrong with it for a Wilhelmina or a Minerva either.
Of your combos, I quite like Minna Lucille for the cadence. Jasper and Minna do go well together and Iva would not be odd to match too.
Iva, however, has a far more exotic flair than either Minna or Minnie, and matched Minna better.
It doesn't have quite the dusty vibe to me that many older names do, possibly because of Disney. It really just seems bright and charming. It's one of the nick-namey type names that I do like as a full name.
Though, there would be nothing wrong with it for a Wilhelmina or a Minerva either.
Of your combos, I quite like Minna Lucille for the cadence. Jasper and Minna do go well together and Iva would not be odd to match too.
Iva, however, has a far more exotic flair than either Minna or Minnie, and matched Minna better.
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Blech.
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It's so funny that Minna seems quite exotic a name to anglophones. Here in Finland it's a very common name (especially among females born in the 1960's and 1970's) and that way plain to me.
That said, I definitely prefer Minna to Minnie. Minnie is too nickname-y, but it works as a pet's name and, yes, as a nickname (e.g. Minerva "Minnie" would be cute). I know that Minna is also ultimately a diminutive of Wilhelmina, but it would still work as its own. Of your combos, Minna Florence, Minna Constance, Minna Lucille and Minna Dorothy are prettiest to me.
That said, I definitely prefer Minna to Minnie. Minnie is too nickname-y, but it works as a pet's name and, yes, as a nickname (e.g. Minerva "Minnie" would be cute). I know that Minna is also ultimately a diminutive of Wilhelmina, but it would still work as its own. Of your combos, Minna Florence, Minna Constance, Minna Lucille and Minna Dorothy are prettiest to me.
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In middle school there was a story in our reading book about this guy who had like six weeks to live and he was a widow with a little girl, and he had to send the little girl off to live with somebody else. The only thing I remember clearly about the story was the kid's name was Minna.
Avoid Minna Pearl; it's very similar to Minnie Pearl, the old-time country singer who was famous for wearing a price tag on her hat.
Minna is cute, and much less nursing-home than Minnie. But I like Wilhelmina much better.
Avoid Minna Pearl; it's very similar to Minnie Pearl, the old-time country singer who was famous for wearing a price tag on her hat.
Minna is cute, and much less nursing-home than Minnie. But I like Wilhelmina much better.
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