Baby name

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Minnie

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“Resolute protector”

English pet form of Wilhelmina, Mary, or Minerva; globally associated with Disney's Minnie Mouse, which gives it cheerful pop-culture permanence.

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gentle

How it ages.

Irresistibly sweet and vintage; the Disney association is a feature, not a bug, for most parents.

The cultural moment.

Rising in the UK since 2010 as part of the vintage-nickname revival; top 100 by 2020.