Minnie

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century. countable,uncountable
    — When they are used to express the affectionate regard of near friends and relatives they also may be pretty and appropriate, but they look very silly in a formal signature, and surely do not befit the dignity of womanhood. We had, for instance, among these 800 names scores of Minnies, Mamies, and only here and there a Mary, a much more euphonious as well as a dignified name.
  2. A surname. countable,uncountable
  3. Minneapolis. US,countable,slang,uncountable
  4. Alternative letter-case form of minnie (“minenwerfer trench mortar”). alt-of,countable,uncountable

词形变化

Minnies plural

词源

Its diminutives + -ie.
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