# Minnie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪni/ · frequency rank #18,628

## Definitions
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.
2. A surname.
3. Minneapolis.
4. Alternative letter-case form of minnie (“minenwerfer trench mortar”).

## Etymology
Its diminutives + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **minute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minnie-vs-minute)
- **minnow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minnie-vs-minnow)
- **Muncie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minnie-vs-muncie)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mine-vs-minnie)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mini-vs-minnie)
- **Milne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milne-vs-minnie)
- **mince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mince-vs-minnie)
- **Minna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minna-vs-minnie)
- **mingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mingle-vs-minnie)
- **Millie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/millie-vs-minnie)
- **Marnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marnie-vs-minnie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`imnnie`, `minie`, `minine`, `minnei`, `mminnie`, `mninie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minnie