A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century.
1880 Emily Faithfull, The Victoria Magazine, v.36 (July-Dec 1880), page 264
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(US, slang) Minneapolis.
1880 Emily Faithfull, The Victoria Magazine, v.36 (July-Dec 1880), page 264
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